Sign up to Nebula here: https://go.nebula.tv/realengineering Watch this video ad free on Nebula: https://nebula.app/videos/realengineering-the-sls-is-outdated-why-does-it-exist Links to everything I do: https://beacons.ai/brianmcmanus Credits: Writer/Narrator: Brian McManus Editor: Dylan Hennessy Animator: Mike Ridolfi Animator: Eli Prenten Sound: Graham Haerther Thumbnail: Simon Buckmaster References: [1] SLS Reference Guide 2022 - NASA https://www.nasa.gov/ › sites › files › atoms › files [2] https://alexsli.com/thespacebar/2017/12/25/the-sls-saga-constellation-by-another-name#:~:text=Thus%2C%20the%20Act%20essentially%20revived,the%20SLS%20program%20was%20born. [3] https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/3729 Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images Thank you to AP Archive for access to their archival footage. Music by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator Thank you to my patreon supporters: Adam Flohr, Henning Basma, Hank Green, William Leu, Tristan Edwards, Ian Dundore, John & Becki Johnston. Nevin Spoljaric, Jason Clark, Thomas Barth, Johnny MacDonald, Stephen Foland, Alfred Holzheu, Abdulrahman Abdulaziz Binghaith, Brent Higgins, Dexter Appleberry, Alex Pavek, Marko Hirsch, Mikkel Johansen, Hibiyi Mori. Viktor Józsa, Ron Hochsprung