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by valuearb 2148 days ago
The New Shepherd uses the BE-3.

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.