New report finds NASA has spent an obscene amount of money on SLS propulsion (arstechnica.com)

>> "Compared to the private sector, even getting the cost of an RS-25 engine down to $70.5 million is a preposterously high price. Blue Origin manufactures engines of comparable power and size, the BE-4, for less than $20 million. And SpaceX is seeking to push the similarly powerful Raptor rocket engine costs even lower, to less than $1 million per engine."

For reference: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_orbital_rocket...

The moribund contruction culture behind NASA was observed incapable of building a launch pad at a competitive price on schedule before the time of the coronavirus.