tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7598615455712402973.post9006204293606229472..comments2024-03-29T08:20:04.423-04:00Comments on Polymath: Why does the Boeing Exploration Upper Stage(EUS) cost so much?Robert Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16114043697010364282noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7598615455712402973.post-63169520186268587902022-11-08T20:20:41.505-05:002022-11-08T20:20:41.505-05:00Because what should have taken them four to seven ...Because what should have taken them four to seven years to develop and deploy--will probably take them at least 14 years or more. They're obviously not making the EUS out of unobtanium:-) So these cost are primarily due to the cost of labor. <br /><br />Congress always thinks that limiting the annual funding (under funding) for a new system will save the tax payer's money-- when exactly the opposite is true. Appropriate annual funding without delaying the development of certain systems-- while waiting for more funding-- would have dramatically reduced cost IMO. <br /><br />One could imagine how astronomical the Apollo program would have cost (a heavy lift vehicle, a super heavy lift vehicle, + the CM, SM, LM, and Skylab) with today's limited annual funding practices by Congress. Often times, its a lot cheaper just to get the job done as quickly as possible. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com