How SpaceX Rival Plans to Make Money

Tidewater · Feb 25, 2018

SpaceX's biggest rival has a 'genius' plan to cut its rocket launch costs more than 70%
Interesting business model.

And a used rocket engine deploying an inflatable heat shield for re-entry, then deploying a ramair parachute to be intercepted in flight by a helicopter dragging a recovery hook, I mean, what could go wrong?

jthomas666 · Feb 25, 2018

Tidewater · Feb 26, 2018

jthomas666 said:

Agreed. There are a million things that could go wrong with that plan, any one of which would be catastrophic to the rocket engine or fatal to the helicopter crew.
Kudos for thinking outside, the box, but man, that looks risky.

TIDE-HSV · Feb 26, 2018

I can't believe that it was ever released for publication. How is that company run, anyway?

crimsonaudio · Feb 26, 2018

ULA has been fantastically consistent in their launches - I think they've had something like 100 successful launches now - but they're the perfect example of two large, old companies that are accustomed to working for government dollars without competition.

Can they come up with something quickly enough to respond to SpaceX's success (and pricing)? I don't know, I have my doubts - that it's taken them this long to even float an idea makes me think they believed SpaceX would fail and decided not to worry about them. Now they're playing catch-up, so we'll see.

Regardless, competition will bring a continued downward trend in pricing for both LEO and GSO/GEO launches, and this is a good thing for everyone.

crimsonaudio · Feb 26, 2018

jthomas666 said:

:biggrin:

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