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by perihelions 612 days ago
That's Lockheed Martin's unrelated Orion [0] spacecraft (which launches on the SLS orbital rocket, which is contracted primarily to Boeing). It's been under development since 2004; spent $29.4 billion; flown twice without astronauts—in 2014, and in 2022; and still doesn't work [1].

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_(spacecraft)

[1] https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/05/nasa-confirms-independ...