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?