“In 2013, U.S. President Barack Obama asked Congress for $17.7 billion for NASA …show more content…
“e agreement comes as NASA and the Boeing team complete the Critical Design Review on the core stage – the last major review before full production begins” (BOEING). There are many challenges that this partnership will face as Boeing has to create an overall safe and efficient rocket that will carry these astronauts into space. “We value human life and health above all else and take action accordingly to maintain the safety of our workplaces, products and services. We are personally accountable for our own safety and collectively responsible for each other's safety. In meeting our goals for quality, cost and schedule, we do not compromise safety” (boeing website) Boeing is committed to successfully completing their job with a regard to safety of everyone. This can be seen as Boeing is taking their time instead of rushing and ignoring …show more content…
"Thanks to the leadership of President Obama, the hard work of our NASA and industry teams, and support from Congress, today we are one step closer to launching our astronauts from U.S. soil on American spacecraft and ending the nation’s sole reliance on Russia by 2017. Turning over low-Earth orbit transportation to private industry will also allow NASA to focus on an even more ambitious mission – sending humans to Mars” (NASA)
“Scheduled for its initial test flight in 2017, the SLS is designed to be flexible and evolvable to meet a variety of crew and cargo mission needs. The initial flight-test configuration will provide a 77-ton capacity, and the final evolved two-stage configuration will provide a lift capability of more than 143