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Seems like they should have stopped ULA from forming in the first place then, right? The press release quotes I've seen on the topic were high on "eliminating
by free_rms 6y ago
Seems like they should have stopped ULA from forming in the first place then, right?
The press release quotes I've seen on the topic were high on "eliminating redundant work" (aka competition).
- garmaine 6y agoWell the silver lining is it created the conditions for SpaceX to exist.
- dtparr 6y agoMy recollection is that the FTC did investigate, but that it was decided that the EELV/ULA situation was preferable to maintain assured access to multiple launch vehicles (Delta+Atlas) and stop Boeing and LM from running each other into the ground. (I think there was serious industrial espionage too).
- thinkcontext 6y agoThe government forced them to form ULA after Boeing was found to have thousands of pages of Lockheed proprietary info. Boeing had been stripped of a $1B launch award and was barred from bidding pending the investigation. Rather than have Boeing endure the criminal and civil liability a joint venture with advantageous terms to Lockheed was decided on. https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-probe-intensifies-over-secret-lockheed-papers/ https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-probe-intensifi...