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It did not launch on Falcon. Once the current stock of rockets it did launch on runs out they will have no launch vehicle.
by ein0p 2y ago
It did not launch on Falcon. Once the current stock of rockets it did launch on runs out they will have no launch vehicle.
- nordsieck 2y ago> Once the current stock of rockets it did launch on runs out they will have no launch vehicle. Exactly. Just to elaborate for your parent, the Atlas V which currently flies Starliner uses an RD-180 engine that's manufactured in Russia. ULA is no longer able to procure any more such engines, and a rocket with those engines are no longer legally allowed to fly DoD payloads. Which prompted ULA to retire Atlas V in favor of Vulcan. I think someone from ULA or Boeing (I forget which) recently said that they've begun the process of certifying Starliner on Vulcan, although I'll have to go back and make sure I remember exactly what was said.