1.2埃隆·马斯克意在削减NASA月球计划， 但政府效率部门难当其任.docxVIP

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Governmentspending：Heavylift

NASAsMoonprogrammeisanobvioustargetforElonMusk’saxe.ButDOGEwillstruggletocutittosize

【1】Theysayyoushoulddosomethingyoulove.JaredIsaacman,atech?billionaire?nominated?onDecember?4thasDonaldTrump’schoicetorunNASA,issokeenonspacethathehasspenthundredsofmillionsofdollarsofhisownmoneytogotherenotonce,buttwice.

【2】ButMrIsaacmandidnotgointospaceusingaNASArocket.Insteadhebought?propulsion?andspaceshipsfromSpaceX,aprivatefirmwhosecheap,reusablelaunchershaverevolutionisedthespacebusiness.ThoseexperiencesseemlikelytoinfluencehowMrIsaacmanwouldrunNASA.PandaForeignMagazineIntensiveReading:RespectforOriginality,PiracyMustBePunished

【3】SpaceX’sownerElonMusk,towhomMrIsaacmanisclose,isoneofthetwobossesofthenewDepartmentofGovernmentEfficiency(DOGE),a?presidential?advisory?commission?tasked?withcutting?wasteful?governmentspending.EveryonelikescuttinggovernmentwasteintheoryandNASAoffersplentyoftargets.Yet,asbothMrIsaacsonandMrMuskarelikelytodiscover,itiscuttingwasteinpracticethatishard.

【4】ToseewhyconsiderArtemis,thelate-running,$93bn-and-counting?programmetoreturn?astronauts?totheMoon.Itisorganisedaroundthe?giant?SpaceLaunchSystem(SLS)rocket,whichisbuiltfromupcycledSpaceShuttleparts,?ostensibly?tosavemoney.YetNASA’s?inspector-general?reckons?thefirstfourflightswillcost$4.1bneach—perhaps?20?timesthepriceofoneofSpaceX’sFalconHeavyrockets.PandaForeignMagazineIntensiveReading:RespectforOriginality,PiracyMustBePunished

【5】Artemisisalsosaddledwitha?pointless,make-workspacestationneartheMoon,theLunarGateway.Thecrew?capsule,Orion,has?absorbed?over$25bnin?funding?over?20?yearsyetstilldoesnotfunction:aproblemwithitsheat?shield?seems?certain?tocause?delays.Eventhe?relati