ULA uses expendable rockets. From an environmental perspective and also just a basic efficiency perspective this is a no-brainer.
If the Air Force were flying cargo across the country why would we want them to be using cargo planes that get destroyed after a single use?
bell-cot 1 days ago [-]
Might anyone have a view under the hood here, and not be under NDA, to comment on why ULA hasn't replaced Northrop Grumman with a less failure-prone SRB supplier?
LarsAlereon 1 days ago [-]
I can't think of any other remaining large solid rocket manufacturer in the USA, NG bought them all.
eugenekay 1 days ago [-]
They would have to admit that they were wrong to switch away from using the proven Aerojet-Rocketdyne AJ-60A boosters (developed for and still flying with the Atlas V family).
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If the Air Force were flying cargo across the country why would we want them to be using cargo planes that get destroyed after a single use?