llamacoffee@lemmy.worldM to Spaceflight@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 4 months agoBlue Origin, SpaceX, ULA win $5.6 billion in Pentagon launch contractsspacenews.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down10
arrow-up19arrow-down1external-linkBlue Origin, SpaceX, ULA win $5.6 billion in Pentagon launch contractsspacenews.comllamacoffee@lemmy.worldM to Spaceflight@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareburble@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 months agoIt’s still weird to me that Blue can win without having made orbit. The delays and teething issues with Vulcan should be enough evidence that NSSL should require more proof before awarding contracts like this.
It’s still weird to me that Blue can win without having made orbit. The delays and teething issues with Vulcan should be enough evidence that NSSL should require more proof before awarding contracts like this.