Ah, the manned booster.

I'm not sure if its changed at all, but at one point after release, the game was still rendering every single block in view. Even the underground ones. Optimization!

For some reason, they want to use it for their own proposed station. Note: the module was originally built for MIR-2 in the 1980s. It does its job but it is still a 30+ year old piece of equipment from the USSR.

Well, it is said that NASA may be looking to launch a cargo flight of SLS in 2017/18. Proposals have been made for a number of useful things...

A mission to refit the station would provide a solid, safe additional test flight before humans begin to ride it. Doing this would also make SLS more affordable, so much of…

Well, the Commercial Crew program has been given less money than requested for several years. Originally, commercial flights (including Dragon) were to begin NEXT year but last year they decided to buy more Soyuz seats through 2017, while keeping the allocation low.

And here we are.

Its a good thought, although when programs are cut at NASA, the money doesn't go back into their budget. It gets reallocated by the government somewhere else. Like, if they don't spend that $3Billion on the station, then NASA gets $3Billion less that year.