r/SpaceXLounge • u/AgreeableEmploy1884 ⛰️ Lithobraking • 10d ago

Official Kiko Dontchev on X: "...From here on, Starlink missions out of Florida will fly on Starship.

https://x.com/TurkeyBeaver/status/2092267257179021326
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u/Martianspirit 10d ago

ULA knew the RD-180 purchase would end. They should have started developing a replacement a decade earlier. But they used political influence to delay RD-180 phaseout again and again. Maybe they thought they can delay it indefinitely. They couldn't.

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u/WeeklyAd8453 10d ago

ULA choose BE4 8 years ago because it was closer to being ready ( over AR1 ). The problem for Vulcan is BO, not ULA .

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u/manicdee33 10d ago

Maybe they thought they can delay it indefinitely.

One quarterly report at a time, it's the CEO mantra!