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

Bender 18 points 5 comments April 15, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (3 comments)

bell-cot

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?

unixhero

And the IPO valuation rises

Dig1t

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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