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NASA's Moon Mission Costs Soar: $93 Billion by 2025

7/31/2025

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NASA's ambitious return-to-the-moon program faces scrutiny as the SLS rocket's soaring costs are projected to hit $93 billion by 2025. Critics propose scrapping the SLS to save $5.25 billion each year, urging a pivot towards reusable launch vehicles and public-private partnerships to make lunar exploration more efficient and affordable.

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NASA's ambitious return-to-the-moon program faces scrutiny as the SLS rocket's soaring costs are projected to hit $93 billion by 2025. Critics propose scrapping the SLS to save $5.25 billion each year, urging a pivot towards reusable launch vehicles and public-private partnerships to make lunar exploration more efficient and affordable.