Space Force looks at moving "significant number" of launches from ULA to SpaceX

unixhero 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

And the IPO valuation rises

Dig1t 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

ULA uses expendable rockets. From an environmental perspective and also just a basic efficiency perspective this is a no-brainer.

If the Air Force were flying cargo across the country why would we want them to be using cargo planes that get destroyed after a single use?

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bell-cot 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Might anyone have a view under the hood here, and not be under NDA, to comment on why ULA hasn't replaced Northrop Grumman with a less failure-prone SRB supplier?

	▲	LarsAlereon 6 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I can't think of any other remaining large solid rocket manufacturer in the USA, NG bought them all.
	▲	eugenekay 6 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		They would have to admit that they were wrong to switch away from using the proven Aerojet-Rocketdyne AJ-60A boosters (developed for and still flying with the Atlas V family).