Digging into the details of Orion's EM-1 test flight

• #20 by A_M_Swallow on 17 Aug, 2018 00:32
• Quote from: Steven Pietrobon on 16 Aug, 2018 06:36

  Quote from: CJ on 15 Aug, 2018 02:32

  Why can't they install the ECLSS for EM-1?

  
  Because it hasn't been developed yet! NASA is only spending money when it is actually needed, to minimise the maximum money spent per year. I personally don't think that is a good plan, but that is the way things are.
  

  
  The SLS may be able to survive as a cargo only launcher but a cargo only Orion will have too much competition. The Orion would not only be competing with the Dragon 2 and CST-100 but the Cygnus.