NASA has surprised the space world with a shock announcement (Image: GETTY)
A NASA administrator has revealed the SLS could be given to private companies. Jim Bridenstine said at the Senate Commerce Committee: “SLS is struggling to meet its schedule. NASA has a history of not meeting launch dates. And I’m trying to change that.”
The mission called Exploration Mission 1 (EM-1) had been planned to launch in 2020.
The Orion four-person spacecraft would be a first for NASA as it plans to take humans to the moon and further.
SLS has received several delays making the launch date seem unlikely despite NASA insisting astronauts will be on board by 2022.
The rocket has been criticised after $14billion (£10billion) had been spent on it over the past decade, Forbes reported.
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