The budget exceeds the budget by 85%, and the cost of SLS rockets in the United States has risen to $13.1 billion.

CTOnews.com, May 27 (Xinhua)-- NASA released a 50-page audit of the Artemis program on May 25. The budget of the SLS rocket responsible for future landings on the moon and Mars has exceeded 85%.

According to the report, the planned cost of the SLS rocket's engine and booster is $7 billion (CTOnews.com Note: currently about 49.49 billion yuan), which has risen to $13.1 billion (currently about 92.617 billion yuan), and this figure is expected to rise further. In addition, the implementation schedule of the SLS rocket has also been extended from 14 years to 25 years.

NASA originally thought that the use of SLS rockets has been used in Space Shuttle and Constellation programs, time-tested booster and RS-25 engine, will greatly save engine costs.

But the costs of engines made by Aerojet Rocketdyne and Northrop Grumman are rising and delivery dates are being delayed.

NASA management turned a blind eye to this, and the agency's chief inspector accused the executives of laissez-faire that led to serious cost overruns, which would have been worse if the practice had not been stopped in time.