With the Vulcan successful debut launch, I wonder if a buyer will be found in short order?
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I don't think a buyer is necessary. The DOD would like to have multiple vendors to play off each other. Blue Origin is in perpetual 'almost there' leaving SpaceX and United Launch Alliance as the only large payload players for the near term. Rocket Lab, Firefly, etc. are not going to be big players for a long time at their rate of progress.
According to the ULA subreddit, they've already sold 70 launches most of them for the Amazon Kuiper and Dream Chaser project.
DoD/classified missions it depends on if SpaceX is able to deliver the extended fairing (DoD requires sth like 18.5m+ in length).
Big DoD sats have only ever been launched by ULA.
DoD/classified missions it depends on if SpaceX is able to deliver the extended fairing (DoD requires sth like 18.5m+ in length).
Big DoD sats have only ever been launched by ULA.
Boeing and Lockheed are rumoured to be selling ULA with Blue Origin and Textron already having made bids. Ars Technica first reported and The Wall Street Journal recently confirmed this as well as Cerberus being in the running to purchase the company.
