alt Hacker News> We need multiple providers for rockets.
We have that? SpaceX, ULA, Blue Origin, Rocket Lab to name a few I can think of.
> Since a lot of the rest of the US space world is struggling to successfully launch
Can you walk me through how you are arriving at this conclusion?
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Polizeiposaune • today at 10:04 PM
Today's anomaly is just the latest in a series of anomalies for ULA's Vulcan. (previously the solid fueled boosters were losing their nozzles).
Blue Origin blew up a rocket on the pad in May and hasn't launched since.
Rocket Lab's medium lift rocket (Neutron) hasn't launched yet and its Electron is too small for most payloads.
SpaceX is retiring the Falcon 9 and not currently selling rides on Starship.
ULA and Blue Origin are recovering from anomalies, and ULA uses Blue Origin engines, so if there is a problem with BE-4 both companies are affected.
Rocket Lab's rocket is small and cannot launch either Leo satellites or the major national security payloads.
No other US launch vehicles are currently operational.