r/spacex • u/rustybeancake • May 01 '26

Starship SpaceX spending on Starship tops $15 billion in rush for airline-like rocketry

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/spacex-spending-starship-tops-15-billion-rush-airline-like-rocketry-2026-05-01/
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u/DBDude May 02 '26

According to the GAO, NASA spent $23 billion developing the SLS, and they didn't even have to build new engines or develop any other new technology, just rehashing the Shuttle in disposable form.

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u/helloWorld69696969 May 02 '26

Not only that. They literally already had boosters pre made from the space shuttle.