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> plus the Air Force always needs to have two providers Source? Wasn't ULA the only provider for years as Boeing and Lockheed argued it would be cheaper to mer
by acover 10y ago
> plus the Air Force always needs to have two providers
Source? Wasn't ULA the only provider for years as Boeing and Lockheed argued it would be cheaper to merge.
- kirrent 10y agoThe EELV program doesn't actually require two different providers to guarantee access to space. It requires two different families of launch vehicles. ULA had the Atlas V and Delta IV families.
- greglindahl 10y ago... and Delta IV Medium is being retired, because it's expensive and no longer needed as the second medium launch vehicle.
- nickik 10y agoAlso, they want Vulcan to replace both Delta and Arian family. Thanks to SpaceX they don't need two anymore.