"The SLS is the most powerful operational rocket in the world today. It has flown just once before, when it launched an empty Orion spacecraft on a test flight around the Moon in preparation for this week's historic mission, which will set a record for the furthest humans have gone into the solar system."
"When NASA decided to head for the Moon again in 2019, the agency felt it had to stick with the SLS and Orion. But there was a missing piece of the puzzle: A vehicle to transport astronauts from space down to the surface of the Moon."
SpaceX launched its IPO on the same day NASA sent astronauts to the Moon for the first time in 54 years. NASA's lunar campaign began during the second Bush administration, leading to the development of the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft. The SLS is currently the most powerful operational rocket, having flown once before. SpaceX and Blue Origin are now competing to land astronauts on the Moon. NASA's reliance on SLS and Orion has been costly and delayed, while SpaceX has advanced with reusable rockets and private investment.
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