America’s engineering and general collapse woes proceed apace. No ‘Murican will go “back” to the Moon.

NASA’s inspector general has issued a damning report on Boeing’s rocket division, stating that the aerospace giant’s next-generation spacecraft is years behind schedule, significantly over budget, and built by “inexperienced technicians” led by ineffective managers.

In development since 2014, the Block 1B variant of NASA’s Space Launch System was originally scheduled to lift off as part of the agency’s Artemis II lunar flyby mission next year. The rocket’s debut has since been pushed back to the 2028 Artemis IV moon landing mission, which NASA’s Office of Inspector General warned on Thursday could be delayed even further.

Ima hazard a guess that teams who can’t weld rocket hulls together probably do no better with water treatment plants, power transmission lines, and fuel pipes.

“Inexperienced technicians led by ineffective managers” is the new slogan for ‘Murican industry! Regarding transportation in the dying GAE, it’s time to forget about rocket ships. The new focus ought to be on shoeing horses.