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by drannex
2148 days ago
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The Vulcan rocket has transitioned to using Blue Origins thrusters instead of inhouse development. The first stage will be reusable (The Blue Shepherd launch vehicle from Blue Origin has now flown over 12 times, as of December using their BE-4 thrusters). Vulcan is to be flown early next year. |
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The BE-4 the Vulcan will use has never flown.
ULA has never built a new launch system. Based on their track record early next year is optimistic.
ULA has no real plans for re-use, they’ve never even funded a test program for the SMART plan, and Blue Origin has never demonstrated propulsive landing capabilities for an orbital class booster.