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2020-12-21 Science & Technology

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Posted by 3dc 2020-12-21 05:56|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Once Vulcan is flying and both Atlas and Delta stop, then the only engines they'll be selling are RS-25s for SLS and RL-10s for SLS and Vulcan upper stages.

Posted by 3dc 2020-12-21 05:59|| 2020-12-21 05:59|| Front Page Top

#2 3dc,

At least it'll be a locked up market - SLS and Vulcan will build and fly no matter how long it takes, because there's no way the Feds will ever cancel them.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2020-12-21 06:10|| 2020-12-21 06:10|| Front Page Top

#3 Between this and Northrop buying Orbital ATK, we now have two SRB makers and four liquid fuel engine makers. Doesn't seem too unhealthy a situation, unless the Plugz administration sell all those firms to China...

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-12-21 07:41|| 2020-12-21 07:41|| Front Page Top

#4 FSB-1 full scale static test...

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-12-21 07:47|| 2020-12-21 07:47|| Front Page Top

#5 And anyone who thinks that any competition for SpaceX is a bad thing maybe needs to go back and take Critical Thinking 101 again. Maybe try to pass this time...

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-12-21 09:15|| 2020-12-21 09:15|| Front Page Top

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