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Will be Orbital Sciences corp. the part of United LAunc Alliance
by
vasin-456
on 27 Mar, 2012 22:53
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Hello!
I have one question?
Could the Orbital Sciences be the United Launch Alliance partner. Due to the Delta-2 closure and development and good perspectives of Antares-2 (former Taurus-2)?
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#1
by
Robotbeat
on 27 Mar, 2012 23:02
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What? "the" partner?
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#2
by
vasin-456
on 27 Mar, 2012 23:08
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yes, the partner...
the delta-2 mission is going to the end. And there is no substitution for it in the ULA. Is there a chance that Orbital will be invited into the Alliance as the full partner. I think it will help ULA to Plug the gap due to the delta-2 retirement and maintain its position in the market of launch services.
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#3
by
Robotbeat
on 27 Mar, 2012 23:11
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No, ULA has the Atlas V in single-stick (no booster) which is getting the old Delta II payloads like GPS birds (which are heavier now anyway). ULA is made just of the launch vehicles of its two parent companies, Lockheed Martin and Boeing.
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#4
by
Jim
on 27 Mar, 2012 23:21
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yes, the partner...
the delta-2 mission is going to the end. And there is no substitution for it in the ULA. Is there a chance that Orbital will be invited into the Alliance as the full partner. I think it will help ULA to Plug the gap due to the delta-2 retirement and maintain its position in the market of launch services.
No.
A. OSC is a competitor. It provides them no advantage to join ULA.
B. ULA is not an alliance, it is a joint venture company.
C. It provides no advantage to Boeing and LM for OSC to join
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#5
by
vasin-456
on 27 Mar, 2012 23:30
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Thank you, but in this case, does the ULA have a chance to take part in the program of delivery cargo to the ISS?
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#6
by
FinalFrontier
on 27 Mar, 2012 23:55
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Thank you, but in this case, does the ULA have a chance to take part in the program of delivery cargo to the ISS?
They will be flying CST-100 from Boeing and DC from Blue origin as well as OFT1 for the Orion program so yes.
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#7
by
Robotbeat
on 28 Mar, 2012 00:07
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Thank you, but in this case, does the ULA have a chance to take part in the program of delivery cargo to the ISS?
They will be flying CST-100 from Boeing and DC from Blue origin as well as OFT1 for the Orion program so yes.
Dreamchaser is Sierra Nevada (they bought Spacedev). Blue Origin has their own spacecraft. Both Dreamchaser and Blue Origin's vehicle are slated for Atlas V launch, though. Technically, that is crew delivery and not cargo, though crew launches will inevitably carry some cargo (especially if you have empty seats)... ...and I expect the crew carriers to bid on the next round of CRS when it comes.
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#8
by
Jim
on 28 Mar, 2012 00:14
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Thank you, but in this case, does the ULA have a chance to take part in the program of delivery cargo to the ISS?
Only if they team with a spacecraft supplier and they win a contract when the cargo service is re-competed.
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#9
by
Prober
on 28 Mar, 2012 00:44
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Thank you, but in this case, does the ULA have a chance to take part in the program of delivery cargo to the ISS?
Only if they team with a spacecraft supplier and they win a contract when the cargo service is re-competed.
ULA could do this via buying into Orbital via the Stock market, however why would they?
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#10
by
Jim
on 28 Mar, 2012 01:00
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Thank you, but in this case, does the ULA have a chance to take part in the program of delivery cargo to the ISS?
Only if they team with a spacecraft supplier and they win a contract when the cargo service is re-competed.
ULA could do this via buying into Orbital via the Stock market, however why would they?
No, the couldn't
A. LM and Boeing don't allow ULA to produce spacecraft
B. LM and Boeing haven't given ULA the ability to buy other companies.
ULA does not take a lead in this contract.
What I meant by "team" is the spacecraft supplier is who tries to get the contract and they would use ULA as the launch service provider.
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#11
by
Antares
on 28 Mar, 2012 02:32
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ULA, with its extended record of reliability, would never slum to that of Orbital. The comparative advantages of each company are not complementary.
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#12
by
Lurker Steve
on 28 Mar, 2012 03:18
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ULA, with its extended record of reliability, would never slum to that of Orbital. The comparative advantages of each company are not complementary.
Orbital had some issues with the Taurus XL, but they have certainly been sucessful with the recycled ICBM-based launchers, right ? Launchers like the Pegasus serve a portion of the market where ULA doesn't really have a product.
Of course, Orbital probably makes the majority of their revenue building spacecraft, not launchers. Their satelitte business competes directly against ULA's parents Boeing and Lockheed. I doubt the government would look at a takeover / merger of Orbital into a Boeing / LM joint venture favorably.