ULA Vulcan Can't Launch and it's a Problem for NASA's New Space Plane. SpaceX to Rescue...

"ULA Vulcan Can't Launch and it's a Problem for NASA's New Space Plane. SpaceX to Rescue...
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(0:00-1:06): intro
(1:07- 6:57): Risky Bet on ULA
(6:58-10:57): Not the safest long-term option
(10:58-): Still, switching to SpaceX isn’t easy
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ULA Vulcan Can't Launch and it's a Problem for NASA's New Space Plane. SpaceX to Rescue...
Nasa's New Shuttle CAN'T launch Due To ULA Vulcan. SpaceX to replace.
While the Pentagon is losing patience with ULA’s endless delays… Sierra Space? Surprisingly, they’re still holding on.
After months—no, years—of promises, Sierra’s long-awaited Dream Chaser spaceplane is still earthbound, waiting for its shot aboard ULA’s Vulcan Centaur. But here’s the problem… that launch window? It’s slipping further into the future with every Vulcan delay.
ULA is trying to reinvent itself with new strategies that sound clever… but just aren’t cutting it in the current status of market.
So here’s the big question: Why hasn’t Sierra jumped ship to SpaceX—the most reliable launch provider on Earth?
They’ve surely thought about it… I mean, who hasn’t? But despite all the setbacks, they’re still waiting. And that makes us wonder—what’s really going on behind the scenes?
Is it loyalty, contracts, politics—or something bigger?
With an uncertain future and no rocket in sight, will Dream Chaser ever fly? Or is Sierra Space betting on the wrong horse?
Let’s break it all down—right here, right now—on today’s episode of Techmap. Buckle up.
ULA Vulcan Can't Launch and it's a Problem for NASA's New Space Plane. SpaceX to Rescue...
On June 16, United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno announced that the Atlas 5 launch for Amazon’s Project Kuiper 2 has been delayed due to an unresolved issue with the nitrogen purge line.
Now, if Bruno had posted this update on X as usual instead of Bluesky, it probably wouldn’t have raised many eyebrows. But the fact that it came through Bluesky is significant, especially because his X account was reportedly compromised just four days prior.
Naturally, the internet had thoughts. Tweets like “Imagine if there’s a rocket launch involved,” or “Imagine if the hacker tweets ‘raptor 3 is the greatest engine ever’” started making the rounds. And honestly, they weren’t far-fetched.
In fact, SpaceX and ULA have a long and rocky history.
ULA Vulcan Can't Launch and it's a Problem for NASA's New Space Plane. SpaceX to Rescue...
Flashback to September 2016: A Falcon 9 rocket exploded during a routine pre-launch test. Elon Musk, never one to hold back, floated the idea that it might have been sabotage, suggesting that someone could have fired a shot from the rooftop of a nearby ULA building, which was about a mile from the pad. While the investigation ruled out foul play, it underscored the fierce rivalry brewing between SpaceX and ULA, one a legacy company and the other representing the new kid on the block with ambitions to dominate the rocket industry.
Fast-forward to July 2021. Musk responded to Tory Bruno with a not-so-subtle jab:
""ULA would be dead as a doornail without the two launch provider DoD requirement. If this is not true, then you won’t have a problem removing it. Your parent company, Lockheed, darkened the skies with lobbyists to ensure F-35 was single source. Seems a little inconsistent …""
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