Yeah but here is the reality of the situation. The AR-15, the alternative engine, was years behind the BE-4 in development and likely would have been delayed ju

Yeah but here is the reality of the situation. The AR-15, the alternative engine, was years behind the BE-4 in development and likely would have been delayed just as much and also costs more for worse performance and a with a company behind it that has no independent interest in the engine. Also, ULA is not floundering. In fact the opposite. Amazon bought all Ariane 5s and given the increasingly constrained launch market, if you have a heavy lifter that can launch, you likely get some contracts. Bezos might be yachting, but he is currently spending 2-3 billion a year on a company that doesn't have revenue. So he is serious and they will just push threw.