Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services (LMCLS) does the commercial contracts. ULA does the gov't contracts. LMCLS and BLS contract ULA for their rockets
Analyst - 7/8/2007 5:00 PM
I wonder what the secrets are. Is it to much for Boeing or LM to say they are working a problem with the payload, with second stage engine etc. Heck, they (want to) offer these vehicles commercially. Even the Russians are more open. And what do you lose with being a little more open? Now people guess and come the false conclusions, then they will know. The first is better for reputation, something not bad in this business.
Analyst
Do they offer them commercially? When is the next commercial launch?
pippin - 7/8/2007 1:13 PM
Analyst - 7/8/2007 5:00 PM
I wonder what the secrets are. Is it to much for Boeing or LM to say they are working a problem with the payload, with second stage engine etc. Heck, they (want to) offer these vehicles commercially. Even the Russians are more open. And what do you lose with being a little more open? Now people guess and come the false conclusions, then they will know. The first is better for reputation, something not bad in this business.
Analyst
Do they offer them commercially? When is the next commercial launch?
The next commercial Atlas V launch is probably going to occur early next year (possibly January). It is the ICO G1 commercial communication satellite mentioned in the link a few messages up this thread. The next launch after that would be an Inmarsat 4 on another Atlas, also sometime next year.
I am not aware of any Delta IV commercial contracts at present.
- Ed Kyle
There are commercial Delta II's
Thanks for the answer. I still have to ask what would they lose by being more open? If the clients are in the loop anyway, they would not be "the problem".
Analyst
The next Atlas launch is in early September. The first WGS satellite for the AF.
We finally got a mission overview video of the launch after 6 years.....
