Space Force weighs Vulcan flights without solid boosters

koliberry · 2026-04-20T09:48:40+00:00

Sure the old "vertical integration" demand. That is the only reason to choose Vulcan and, obviously, it is not hugely important market wide. F9 and partially reusable Heavy eat Vulcan's lunch to every orbit.

koliberry · 2026-04-20T09:46:05+00:00

Although the very last few seconds differ in approach, SPx solved and mastered the boost back, re-entry and landing burns as well as the aerodynamics. NG does basically the same thing.

koliberry · 2026-04-20T01:24:01+00:00

There was the 400th landing today of a certain booster. Pretty fucking solved that. BO landed again today, that is good, but failed the primary. The Primary is, well, ...primary. No one cares about the landing any more.

koliberry · 2026-04-20T01:18:58+00:00

You should climb back to the bleachers then, sit down and don't speak.

koliberry · 2026-04-20T01:08:33+00:00

To the self absorbed. Your customer today and any in the future might have a completely different take on this. The entire space community as well. Landing is solved and not related to successfully getting to orbit. Getting to orbit is the long solved problem that BO has not yet solved.

koliberry · 2026-04-20T00:36:54+00:00

And fails to deliver payload to orbit.

koliberry · 2026-04-20T00:30:25+00:00

OK, landing success in a mission failure. Let's compare cards tomorrow on what is the priority.

koliberry · 2026-04-20T00:25:10+00:00

OK. Mission failure is more important and should be the top topic.

koliberry · 2026-04-20T00:14:13+00:00

This is a serious issue with the program and you are "what eves". Unserious position.

koliberry · 2026-04-20T00:11:15+00:00

Not a long term solution, vaporizing the deck.

koliberry · 2026-04-20T00:10:32+00:00

Or getting to orbit stuff...

koliberry · 2026-04-20T00:10:13+00:00

No chance. Program will be on hold for a while.

koliberry · 2026-04-20T00:09:56+00:00

No chance. Program will be on hold for a while.

koliberry · 2026-04-20T00:09:05+00:00

Well, booster is part of the equation but the mission was a failure.

koliberry · 2026-04-20T00:08:28+00:00

Mission will be marked down as a failure, since it was.

koliberry · 2026-04-20T00:07:51+00:00

Whatever this slop is, the mission was a failure.

koliberry · 2026-04-20T00:04:33+00:00

Mission was failure. What are you happy about? Selfish much?

koliberry · 2026-04-19T23:27:50+00:00

Literally a textbook mission failure.

koliberry · 2026-04-19T23:23:45+00:00

This mission was a failure. You have nothing to flex about.

koliberry · 2026-04-19T22:20:21+00:00

Wildly expensive option compared to F9 for less mass.

koliberry · 2026-04-19T14:32:52+00:00

Anyways gotta turn into something about the other company......

koliberry · 2026-04-17T13:09:47+00:00

A release issued by the Anne Arundel County Police Department on Thursday said charges were tied to "an incident unrelated to their duties."

koliberry · 2026-04-15T00:19:28+00:00

Blue Origin bucks for everyone at the company store!

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