From: @thomasfuchs
https://hachyderm.io/@thomasfuchs/116619549606598320
Thomas Fuchs (@[email protected])
"Private industry is much more efficient and faster than NASA" Time from first concept to first operational flight: - Saturn V: ~11 years (1957–1968) - Space Shuttle: ~13 years (1968–1981) - SLS: ~14 years (2012–2026) - SpaceX Starship: 21 years+ (2005–?, no operational flight yet) ¯\_(ツ)_/¯






