NASA chief alienates Senators needed to fund the Moon program

[rbanffy]

https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/08/nasa-chief-alienates-senators-needed-to-fund-the-moon-program/

[ziddoap]

I don't have an alternative, but it's distressing that the funding for (what I perceive as) valuable programs is contingent on not hurting the personal feelings of politicians.

>[...] the chief congressional champion of this SLS rocket, Alabama Senator Richard Shelby, was irate. Shelby chairs the Senate committee that writes NASA's budget.

Oops, personally offended the wrong senator.

[hindsightbias → ziddoap]

Its been referred to as the Senate Launch System (SLS) since inception.