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Currently Playing: Is Development of SpaceX's Starship Really Slower Than SLS?

👉 Grab your free seat to the 2-Day AI Mastermind: https://link.outskill.com/NASPACEFEB4 🔐 100% Discount for the first 1000 people 💥 Dive deep into AI and Learn Automations, Build AI Agents, Make videos & images – all for free! 🎁 Bonuses worth $5100+ if you join and attend Artemis II is about to fly crew around the Moon on just the second launch of NASA’s Space Launch System. Meanwhile, SpaceX’s Starship — after years of flight tests — has yet to reach orbit. So… is Starship development actually slower than SLS? We break down the difference between hardware-rich and simulation-rich development, and why: 🚀 Starship embraces explosive iteration 🌕 SLS flew operationally on its first mission 🛰 New Glenn succeeded on its first orbital attempt ⚖️ Neither method is strictly better — they’re tradeoffs We explore why NASA cannot afford visible failures, why SpaceX can iterate aggressively, and how public perception, funding models, manufacturing cadence, and political oversight all shape rocket development strategies. This isn’t “Old Space vs New Space.” It’s a deeper look at how complex aerospace systems are actually built. — 🎓 Sponsored by Outskill Grab your free seat to Outskill’s Two-Day AI Mastermind: https://link.outskill.com/NASPACEFEB4 🛍 Artemis II & Starship merch: https://shop.nasaspaceflight.com ⚡ Become a member of NASASpaceflight's channel for exclusive discord access, fast turnaround clips, and other exclusive benefits. Your support helps us continue our 24/7 coverage. Click JOIN above to get started.⚡ 🤵 Hosted by Martijn Luinstra. 🖊️ Written by Cody Eutsler with Martijn Luinstra. ✂️ Edited by Thomas Hayden. 💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed). 🔍 If you are interested in using footage from this video, please review our content use policy: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content-use-policy/ L2 Boca Chica (more clips and photos) from BC's very early days to today. 🔗 https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=47107.0 (Join L2 and support NSF here: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/l2/) #Starship #SLS #ArtemisII #NASA #SpaceX #NewGlenn #RocketEngineering #Spaceflight #Aerospace #NSF LDAPAABJRG2UMCU3