The SLS rocket just got more expensive

[Mike Wehner]

• NASA has announced changes to its "baseline cost" for the SLS rocket, stating that it's going to spend an additional 30% or more to get the rocket ready for its late 2021 debut.
• The SLS program has been plagued by delays and cost overruns for years now.
• The tentative first launch date for the SLS is November 2021.

So, NASA just announced that it's going to broadcast the static fire test of its new SLS rocket to the public. That was good news since the project has been dealing with delays and cost overruns for some time. Then, as if on cue, the space agency also posted a brief update to its Artemis program, of which the SLS is a major part. More good news? Not quite.

As Ars Technica first noticed, NASA snuck in a little tidbit about the overall cost of this whole project in this latest update. As you might expect, the project hasn't gotten cheaper. Instead, it's now going to be about 30% more expensive than previously planned. Hooray!

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