Nice article.
Personally I would feel safest hitching a ride uphill on an Atlas V
Thanks for that Chris. Enjoyed it.
Good to hear ULA is ramping up.
I'm a big fan of ULA and they do a great job covering their launches.
A cynic, or US taxpayer for that matter, might expect at least that level of performance considering the amount of money the US government is being charged for ULA's services
Great article Chris!
However controversial ULA’s pricing might be, you can’t argue with success and they have set the bar pretty high for the competition. Let the games begin!
Thanks chaps! Yeah, it is very interesting for payloads deciding what vehicle to go with.
Might be an idea trying to get one of those customers to speak about such considerations as a follow-up.
Thanks chaps! Yeah, it is very interesting for payloads deciding what vehicle to go with.
Might be an idea trying to get one of those customers to speak about such considerations as a follow-up.
“In the launch business, price is never the sole consideration for the buyer. That’s because launch price is a small percentage of the total program value (which can exceed replacement cost when there’s no money to replace, like the Glory spacecraft).”
So this assumes that everything has to be packaged in one launch, and the payload is more expensive than the LV.
Did they mention any plans for large larger missions where most of the mass is propellant, with has little intrinsic value on earth, where the LV would be the dominate cost?
Good article Chris
This is a really good indicator of the positive pressure of competition. I hope both ULA and SpaceX continue to deliver and compete in their various ways.
A cynic, or US taxpayer for that matter, might expect at least that level of performance considering the amount of money the US government is being charged for ULA's services
Or commercial, which has voted with their wallets to go elsewhere.
Good article. Nice to see some coverage of ULA.
