Might honestly be the end of ULA. This is quite a disaster given how shaky everything already was.

And it's another 8 lengths back to Pvt. Smiles (ULA) who is trailing the field ... SpaceX is widening now! He is moving like a tremendous machine! ... Blue is dropping back ... But SpaceX is all alone!

2020s space race, visualized https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfCMtaNiMDM

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trothamel 43 minutes ago | parent [-]

Probably not ULA entirely for as long as they make Centaur - which was selected as the new upper stage for SLS. They also have a decent number of contracts with Amazon, and also with NASA to bring Starliner to the station.

I wouldn't be surprised if Vulcan goes away, and they survive for a decade on those, and disappear (bought out by Blue or someone else) when SLS is replaced by New Glenn or Starship.

	▲	skissane 38 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		I remember Boeing and Lockheed were trying to sell ULA, but couldn't get a buyer – I presume they were asking for more $$$ than any potential buyer thought ULA was worth. But maybe events like this might motivate them to reconsider, and be willing to cut the price to the point someone is willing to buy them, e.g. Blue Origin.