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ULA does that, not spacex and spacex doesnt plan on going public and technically it's russian engines that launch them in any case company valuation is not b
by buboard 8y ago
ULA does that, not spacex
and spacex doesnt plan on going public
and technically it's russian engines that launch them
in any case company valuation is not based on aspirations
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- stanleydrew 8y ago> in any case company valuation is not based on aspirations It kind of is though. Valuation is based on future discounted cash flow. Aspirations inform how much future cash flow a company can generate.
- buboard 8y agobut are satellite launches a growing market? there is only so much space up there. Mars is a different beast, but that's quite a few decades ahead before it starts bringing "cash flow"
- TaylorAlexander 8y agoI’m not sure if you’ve checked recently, but there’s a lot of space up there.
- shaklee3 8y agoNot really. Geosynchronous orbital slots are filling up very quickly. They tend to space them about 2 degrees apart due to interference.
- bagels 8y agoYes, they are. Multiple constellations with thousands of satellites each are planned.
- mikeash 8y agoThat just reinforces the point; ULA is worth even less.
- justtopost 8y agoNot quite, we are transitioning to our own rockets soon afaik.
- njarboe 8y agoHow do you expect to compete with fully reusable boosters a la SpaceX? Are you building your own and when do you hope to have them delivering paying payloads? Or does ULA hope to buy reusable rockets from Blue Origin, not just engines?
- DonnyV 8y agoThey stopped using Russian engines years ago.
- darkpuma 8y agoNope, five of the eight ULA launches in 2018 were Atlas V's and Atlas V first stages currently use Russian RD-180 engines. ULA is interested in replacing those engines with Blue Origin engines, or replacing the Atlas V with the Vulcan (probably also using Blue Origin engines), but that hasn't happened yet.