How does ULA's Vulcan rocket compare to the competition?

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@EverydayAstronaut
@EverydayAstronaut 11 ай бұрын
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@alexkrause7285
@alexkrause7285 11 ай бұрын
Cost per kg to orbit??? I can back it out, but thats a key metric for comparing across vehicles. Plz :), add to the blog post version?
@jeffstaples347
@jeffstaples347 11 ай бұрын
I really miss your more-often videos. Would love to see more of the vids a few years ago on the tech and such.
@MrWeedWacky
@MrWeedWacky 11 ай бұрын
I am with AlexKrause. A million dollar per ton payload, would be the ideal way of estimating actual cost.
@SiitosKettu
@SiitosKettu 11 ай бұрын
How was the trip to the moon?
@Miata822
@Miata822 11 ай бұрын
So, you saw the Artemis reentry video, right. Still have the "warm fuzzies" about Dear Moon?
@ardag1439
@ardag1439 11 ай бұрын
One point that often gets overlooked when comparing these launch vehicles is that Vulcan has a cool fire painted on its side which makes it go faster.
@Ben-x7r
@Ben-x7r 11 ай бұрын
Exactly what I was thinking
@davisdf3064
@davisdf3064 11 ай бұрын
A cool RED fire! They should have painted the engines Yellow, it makes them more powerful! And they should paint the payload blue, to be lucky.
@thedausthed
@thedausthed 11 ай бұрын
Yeah but the Delta IV Heavy has the real thing going up the side.
@ZaphodHarkonnen
@ZaphodHarkonnen 11 ай бұрын
Red ones go faster. Scientific fact. ;)
@Kaptah76
@Kaptah76 11 ай бұрын
Actually it is the opposite. Paint adds weight...
@tyler60904
@tyler60904 11 ай бұрын
The best part of Vulcans successful launch is that the next one will be with Dream Chasers debut launch. And im here for it!
@classydave75
@classydave75 11 ай бұрын
Really? That's even more exciting! Soon enough hopefully...
@tyler60904
@tyler60904 11 ай бұрын
@classydave75 i presume march at the earliest, but it's confirmed that the 2nd launch is Dream Chaser.
@Nowhereman10
@Nowhereman10 11 ай бұрын
@@tyler60904 April, actually. The post launch analysis, combined with the work still left to do on DC, and ISS schedule make that the earliest.
@tyler60904
@tyler60904 11 ай бұрын
@Nowhereman10 you're probably right. Last i heard was march, and thats when they were supposed to launch at the end of December. I feel late march might be too optimistic, lol.
@lolbots
@lolbots 11 ай бұрын
​@@Nowhereman10yes, April 2030
@GhostofReason
@GhostofReason 11 ай бұрын
The 20-30 minutes format mixed into your standard long form is excellent and very welcome!! Great video!
@johnryan6003
@johnryan6003 11 ай бұрын
Rapid production and iterative iteration is good for video content and quality and competition, too!!!!! 🎉❤
@corncob2701
@corncob2701 11 ай бұрын
Please do this more 👏🏼
@josephcooper8500
@josephcooper8500 11 ай бұрын
As unfortunate it is that the Peregrine Lunar Lander failed, it’s amazing that Vulcan finally made its debut! Go team space!!
@iamaduckquack
@iamaduckquack 11 ай бұрын
Peregrine failing had nothing to do with the rocket though right?
@dr4d1s
@dr4d1s 11 ай бұрын
@@iamaduckquack ULA said the lander had a good separation from the upper-stage. So as far as we know (currently), no. Astrobotic did release a picture of the lander that showed some sort of damage to the aft-end. My guess is they must have had some sort of anomaly in the thrusters when they attempted to fire them. They also said they were losing propellant. I haven't been following the story very close so take that with a grain of salt. More information might have come out already.
@robertsteen8685
@robertsteen8685 11 ай бұрын
Did vulcan deliver peregrine to the correct orbit, if it did, go ULA
@Pengun3
@Pengun3 11 ай бұрын
@@dr4d1s Basically all information to come out has already come out, per Astrobotics, it was a valve that failed to reseal which led to a spike of pressure and blew up the tank. Astrobotics also said themselves that ULA and the rocket had absolutely nothing to do with the lander being damaged, and there's nothing to suggest the damage was caused due to launch.
@dr4d1s
@dr4d1s 11 ай бұрын
@@Pengun3 I appreciate you taking the time to give me the update. Thank you. Valves are freaking hard, man.
@therichieboy
@therichieboy 11 ай бұрын
I'm disappointed that this is only 20 minutes long but I'm still going to arrange my evening around watching it! Cheers Tim!
@jzero90921
@jzero90921 11 ай бұрын
i only have 20 mins left before i gotta leave for work so i love the short videos when it counts lol. Love the long videos too but i think both are nice and have their place
@randynewman3184
@randynewman3184 11 ай бұрын
Go to settings play at half speed! Haha your welcome
@JC-dt7jv
@JC-dt7jv 11 ай бұрын
Less than 20 min videos are 100% better than than the feature-length films that are all over KZbin today.
@i-love-space390
@i-love-space390 11 ай бұрын
I like shorter videos. I am following so many channels, I just don't have time for videos over 20 minutes anymore. That's not to say I didn't enjoy all your deep dives. But you sort of have me "caught up" on all the really broad topics, so these shorter updates are fine with me.
@getmedieval69
@getmedieval69 11 ай бұрын
Thanks
@Imagine_Beyond
@Imagine_Beyond 11 ай бұрын
I think that the Vulcan rocket will have a limited role in LEO, but will continue to survive through the next couple of years due to the fact that it is good for high energy orbits.
@sandbridgekid4121
@sandbridgekid4121 11 ай бұрын
Huge fairing will get the DOD, NRO, and USSF missions.
@KiRiTO72987
@KiRiTO72987 11 ай бұрын
i think itle be around for a while with govt contracts but in the private launch market its gonna get outbid
@sandbridgekid4121
@sandbridgekid4121 11 ай бұрын
@@KiRiTO72987 Vulcan is in its first version, much will change.
@liquidpatriot4480
@liquidpatriot4480 11 ай бұрын
​@sandbridgekid4121 If they can increase their launch cadence there are a lot of opportunities.
@RandyHill-bj9pc
@RandyHill-bj9pc 11 ай бұрын
It’s far too expensive and it can’t match the Falcon Heavy to high energy orbits.
@aDifferentJT
@aDifferentJT 11 ай бұрын
I think the thing that will determine success or failure for Vulcan beyond this current slate of missions (which by itself would be a respectable launch record) will be how much they continue to innovate with it. With SMART reuse and some of the Centaur V/ACES upgrades (IVF, XEUS and other in space operations) it could have a very long life serving its niche of the market.
@NeblogaiLT
@NeblogaiLT 11 ай бұрын
Aside from government contracts (which probably depend more on deals with politicians, than cost/performance of a rocket), I think success or failure of Vulcan will depend on how fast New Glen and Neutron become reusable, and start competing for contracts with SpaceX. This should lead to great cost/kg to space price reduction, which we do not see now, as SpaceX have no competitors with cheap, reusable launchers.
@Iain31313
@Iain31313 11 ай бұрын
@@NeblogaiLTbear in mind cost per kg is only one of probably many factors that decide the launch vehicle. ULA are known for being the best at orbital accuracy which for a lot of customers will take priority over cost per kg.
@vyacheslavromantovsky1238
@vyacheslavromantovsky1238 11 ай бұрын
Don't cheat yourself. Vulcan have no chances after Neutron, Stock Space, Starship and similar rockets will achieve reusability.
@Iain31313
@Iain31313 11 ай бұрын
@@vyacheslavromantovsky1238 reusability with small fairings vs non reuse with a fairing over twice the size of its current competitor. Having more space means you can have multiple customers on a single launch and this can drastically reduce the cost per customer
@TonboIV
@TonboIV 11 ай бұрын
@@Iain31313 Even if that were true (and it seems very suspicious to me because thrusters are a thing) so what? If you can afford to put up more mass, then you just add a bit more fuel to the spacecraft and adjust the orbit yourself. More mass makes almost anything else you want to do in space much easier.
@heyyywhynot
@heyyywhynot 11 ай бұрын
Don’t underestimate how important total faring dimensions and volume are! JWST’s specs were driven heavily by the Ariane 5, and Hubble was built to fit by a hair into the space shuttle. The large size of Vulcan’s capacity is a big selling point - not just for government contracts, but for other satellites and probes as well, perhaps.
@anthonypelchat
@anthonypelchat 11 ай бұрын
Those faring dimensions are a huge selling point today. But that price for it is going to be a hard pill to swallow and will likely be the end of the rocket within 3-4 years. Multiple launchers coming online this year and next. Starship likely to take the bulk and has a vastly larger payload volume and better price per kg.
@ShubertReads
@ShubertReads 11 ай бұрын
Excellent work as always Tim!
@steveperreira5850
@steveperreira5850 11 ай бұрын
Excellent brief report!
@crameraj90
@crameraj90 11 ай бұрын
Gotta love a "short" Everyday Astronaut video!
@Knatb06
@Knatb06 8 ай бұрын
I really hope you keep the KZbin angle going… no one is in a better position to give the more advanced version of these events. We need you Tim.
@kenhazelbaker4952
@kenhazelbaker4952 11 ай бұрын
Great job Tim! I prefer the shorter episode...hard to fit more than 20 mins into busy schedule. I love your simple language explaining complex things. You're sketches, arrows etc on key photos really help. Thanks for your purist approach, also nice to hear your opinions and visions!
@janmelantu7490
@janmelantu7490 11 ай бұрын
I’ve been excited for Vulcan since it was announced. They definitely knew what they were doing by designing a rocket for high-energy orbits for DoD, NASA, and Communications Satellites, and not trying to compete with the LEO market which is driven primarily by price and not performance.
@denysvlasenko1865
@denysvlasenko1865 11 ай бұрын
> designing a rocket for high-energy orbits Then why Vulcan is still worse than Falcon Heavy?
@mikeg9b
@mikeg9b 11 ай бұрын
@@denysvlasenko1865 It's only worse than the fully expended Falcon Heavy (9:24).
@TheUweRoss
@TheUweRoss 11 ай бұрын
@@mikeg9b SpaceX will still have a huge cost advantage even with a fully expended Falcon Heavy they use side boosters that have already flown ~15 times and are fully depreciated.
@jtjames79
@jtjames79 11 ай бұрын
​@@TheUweRoss Rockets should only be used to get to LEO anyway. Use the money saved by flying SpaceX for electric drives, ion, steam, plasma, etc.
@anthonypelchat
@anthonypelchat 11 ай бұрын
High energy orbits are not enough. And remember, Vulcan doesn't match Falcon 9's HE performance until you start adding solid rocket boosters to it. Those each increase the cost. By the time they are able to match F9, the cost for the launch is nearly double the price of F9. I would love to see ULA compete, but Vulcan just isn't good enough overall. Basically they will only get launches that are specifically choosing not to launch with SpaceX or need more payload volume. That's it. Cost and launch cadence are both completely in the hands of SpaceX.
@johndoepker7126
@johndoepker7126 11 ай бұрын
Comparing Rockets is like comparing apples to oranges. But wen you throw the reusable factor in, it's like throwing a Mango into the mix. It's so freakin sweet!!! Nice work on this video, Tim. Can't wait to watch the Astro Awards !!! 🤟
@jam98fl
@jam98fl 11 ай бұрын
Short videos are cool but My favorite videos are the Hour long in depth rocket engine breakdown. From the different cycles to how to start a rocket engine, I love the full explanation and detailed info in those long videos and hope for more like those soon!
@Hosk17
@Hosk17 11 ай бұрын
I feel like this will be critical for whoever ends up buying ULA.
@mr.normalguy69
@mr.normalguy69 11 ай бұрын
Elon Moosk?
@sebione3576
@sebione3576 11 ай бұрын
The Chinese.
@bigmac575
@bigmac575 11 ай бұрын
​@@sebione3576Nah, the United States government wouldn't allow that to happen. It has to be a 100% American company.
@harbifm766766
@harbifm766766 11 ай бұрын
Well, if BO even try it, it will be extream stubidty..you are buying the competitor that is giving you money to test ur engine and who will be bankrupt in 5 years and who your prime product ..new glen will destroy it..thus it makes no sense..maybe ULA can be integrated will The company that makes its solid rocket and upper stage engines
@jesusramirezromo2037
@jesusramirezromo2037 11 ай бұрын
​@@mr.normalguy69Probably Amazon, They have their own interests with their engines
@_DREBBEL_
@_DREBBEL_ 11 ай бұрын
Tim, bud. I need more of these short and sweet vids, I absolutely adored it.
@roelende9670
@roelende9670 9 ай бұрын
Me too!
@nickfosterxx
@nickfosterxx 11 ай бұрын
Answering the questions that everyday people like me have.. had for a very long time. Thanks Tim. as ever!
@mrricky3816
@mrricky3816 11 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@praisem4267
@praisem4267 11 ай бұрын
I was searching for such a comparison the last few days, Tim you’re a godsend!
@ReinhardB100
@ReinhardB100 11 ай бұрын
Great video. I appreciate the fact you point out uncertainties where they occur instead of just glossing over them like many others. Great work!
@kman2747
@kman2747 11 ай бұрын
Honestly, I can see Vulcan lasting a long time, precisely because it's tailored towards high-energy payloads. A lot of rockets today (including Starship as it would need refueling otherwise) are kinda designed for LEO, and that limits their abilities for higher orbits (Ariane 6 being an obvious exception). From my understanding, ULA is doing SMART because of these high-energy orbits throwing the booster so far downrange that reentering Earth's atmosphere is just entirely impractical. With SMART going online, and if anything with ACES is done, I can absolutely see Vulcan remaining competitive for a long time.
@aDifferentJT
@aDifferentJT 11 ай бұрын
I agree, I worry that government customers will push them to freeze the rocket and not risk innovation and I think that would kill them, I hope they continue to push SMART and ACES.
@xaimm7393
@xaimm7393 11 ай бұрын
thats actually a very good point thanks!
@rrmackay
@rrmackay 11 ай бұрын
This is nothing but ULA talking points.
@dr4d1s
@dr4d1s 11 ай бұрын
It's nice to see a well thought-out response and not someone spewing out the rocket will fail because it isn't fully reusable/"old technology"/costs too much and SpaceX is going to rule the universe.
@devalopr
@devalopr 11 ай бұрын
Starship probably much cheaper even with refuelling
@KarlPridun-o3m
@KarlPridun-o3m 11 ай бұрын
Really proud to be working for the company that provided the payload fairing, adapter interstage adapter and heat shield!
@WWeronko
@WWeronko 11 ай бұрын
Great summary, Tim. I think however, mentioning that because SpaceX launches so often, its availability is that much greater. Taking five years to schedule a flight, which is a weakness ISRO not to mention ESA has, is a none starter for many customers. SpaceX seems to always have the capacity to fit a customer in the schedule when needed. That gives SpaceX a huge competitive advantage.
@akyhne
@akyhne 11 ай бұрын
Did you even watch the video?! You are only concidering the cost of launches, not capabilities.
@wmason1961
@wmason1961 11 ай бұрын
​@@akyhnehe didnt mention cost. He talked about launch times and cadence. Five years is too long for a startup to wait to have a satelite launched. Most will choose Spacex for turnaround time alone. Cost is just one more factor in Spacex's favor.
@akyhne
@akyhne 11 ай бұрын
@@wmason1961 @wmason1961 No, he didn't mention costs, but neglected the fact, that most of the other rockets have capabilites, beyond the SpaceX rockets. "SpaceX seems to always have the capacity to fit a customer..." is what he wrote. You are neglecting this also, by talking about turnaround. I don't see, what this has to do with anything. It's not like a company builds a satellite, then after it's finished, they start figuring out how to launch it. It's the other way around. The rocket decides the max. dimensions, of the satellite. How quickly SpaceX can refurbish a rocket, has no impact on this. And SpaceX isn't necessarily cheaper. Yes, in some cases, no in other. Don't believe for a second, that SpaceX doesn't charge every penny they can, for a launch. You also forget that SpaceX is here, for two reasons. Government fundings, and that they are their own best customer, by far.
@nikolaideianov5092
@nikolaideianov5092 11 ай бұрын
​@@akyhnefrankly if the lowerd the price so they only make a mil or 2 they will be sued for anti compatitive behavier
@GntlTch
@GntlTch 11 ай бұрын
@@akyhne His point , which you are choosing to dismiss, was that launch availability was crucial to many customers. It doesn't matter if the launch was free (or any other advantage that your denial can dream up), if the customer needs to launch this year and you can't launch for five you don't get a contract. Plain and simple.
@Evan_gg345
@Evan_gg345 11 ай бұрын
Vulcan’s “smart reuse” is quite smart, it involves throwing away the “cheap” booster tanks but saving the engines. The only thing is the tanks aren’t “cheap”, at least compared to other rockets. ULA uses friction stir welding for fabrication of the tank, which is better than starships mig or tig welding, but also much more expensive. Also Ula’s tanks use isogrid or orthogrid structures, requiring 90% of the raw material to be thrown away as they use CNC machines to mill down the tanks to the right shape. To make Vulcan very economical, they should adopt what SpaceX does, using thin cheap sheet metal and welding stringers to the inside. That would make the rocket cheaper.
@TheUweRoss
@TheUweRoss 11 ай бұрын
I'm pretty sure the Falcon 9 is also friction stir welded, but of course, it generally isn't thrown away.
@franzji
@franzji 11 ай бұрын
the 90% of raw materials removed by the CNC are recycled back into the process. The method of making the tanks is very economical in that way. cheap sheet metal has disadvantages too. There are always pros and cons of course.
@allangibson8494
@allangibson8494 11 ай бұрын
The metal isn’t “thrown away” - it’s recycled. Aluminium alloy is easily recycled. And none of the Starship launches have yet reached orbit. Vulcan has, on the first attempt.
@Evan_gg345
@Evan_gg345 11 ай бұрын
@@franzji that’s true but you also have to consider the cost of machinery, time to construct, and other infrastructure. If you have watched Smarter everyday’s video on the ULA factory, you will see a lot of infrastructure going into recovery of the subtracted metal, not to mention that the size of the cnc mills are massive! It is still expensive to mill out the tanks compared to other methods.
@tyler70284
@tyler70284 11 ай бұрын
The orthogrid method is often cheaper. Sure, it uses more raw materials and has higher capital costs, but aluminum stock and orthogrid cnc machining are relatively cheap recurring costs. Welding stringers can end up being more expensive from a labor standpoint and less performant. There are a lot of factors that play into determining which method is superior to use, but I think the ULA engineers are right that orthogrid is the best option for Vulcan's first stage.
@IvanDogovich
@IvanDogovich 11 ай бұрын
Love this wording: "...I'll soak in what might be the end of an era seeing massive relatively expensive rockets be sacrificed to Poseidon." The best, as always Tim! Cheers!
@MrAzazel666
@MrAzazel666 11 ай бұрын
I like how you actually explain the strength and weaknesses of the rockets without just jerking off SpaceX like everyone else does. Thank you for that.
@aviatorjoe4153
@aviatorjoe4153 11 ай бұрын
I think it may have a longer life, especially if the engines can be reused as planned. And the US market really does not want to be in the position to only have one provider in this category. For that reason, I am hoping New Glenn works as advertised. It's also very interesting to compare Space X and ULA's development style. Throw them up and tweak vs let's test on the ground until we are guaranteed a successful debut launch. Can't argue with the outcome, either way.
@Fannystark007
@Fannystark007 11 ай бұрын
Take that engine reuse as a happy anouncement. They can't even build capsules nowadays, that don't have any hiccups... greetings from Germany, which hasn't done anything for space travel anytime.
@EMichaelBall
@EMichaelBall 11 ай бұрын
@tilmerkan3882 Check out RocketFactory Augsburg. They have a rocket in development that could launch from the European spaceport in French Guiana at some point.
@Bitchslapper316
@Bitchslapper316 11 ай бұрын
Engine reuse won't happen anytime soon if at all. They haven't even shown a detailed plan how it would work. They showed a single page drawing that looked like it was made by a 12 year old. Everything I have seen makes it look like a gimmick, like slapping a green energy sticker on an F-150. Hopefully I'm wrong but I don't think I am.
@DaveInPA2010
@DaveInPA2010 11 ай бұрын
Definitely enjoyed the launch, thanks for streaming it! And I’ve gotta say, without an incredible technology leak, this is likely the last big ground-up throwaway rocket developed in the USA
@Iain31313
@Iain31313 11 ай бұрын
Very interesting comparison for sure. You hit the nail on the head with how difficult it is to break down costs for launches but more importantly how much it’s costing each customer for a payload. Just because a launch is more expensive overall, doesn’t mean the cost to the customer is more…. I’d say it’s somewhat misleading dropping the falcon 9 launch down to 50mm as you don’t know if they’re launching for cost or at a loss for a one off flight like that. More representative to base on a larger contract as this will be at a realistic price per launch.
@HellsBergel
@HellsBergel 11 ай бұрын
I don't think that 50M is even close to a loss. I've read that in an interview Musk quoted starlink internal launch cost at around 20M total, 15M for the new upper stage, and 5M for refurbishment of booster and fairings, propellant etc. If the real numbers are even somewhat close to that 50M is definitely possible even with the overhead and added expenses of an external customer.
@Iain31313
@Iain31313 11 ай бұрын
@@HellsBergel musk is renowned for giving unrealistically low costs for projects. I’d take what he says with. Very large pinch of salt. Additional, starlink is a subsidiary of spacex and will therefore be at cost to help make starlink more financially viable
@Fagorio
@Fagorio 11 ай бұрын
@@Iain31313 Absolutely Elon is always enjoying his incredible figures but i can't imagine how how he could throw this much of starlink mission if it was'nt paid for by other commertial missions. I Love spaceX and their incredible upscale. But i enjoy a lot more ULA forward thinking with Vulcan, wich should allow more launch than falconHeavy if done right.
@amosbatto3051
@amosbatto3051 11 ай бұрын
@@Fagorio , I would be highly surprised if Vulcan gets many commercial customers. It appears to me that it will get government contracts and any commercial customers (like Project Kuiper) who don't want to be dependent on SpaceX/Musk. With reusability, SpaceX will always be able to undercut ULA on launch prices, so SpaceX is almost always going to win an bidding wars. Once Starship starts flying regularly, SpaceX is going to have a ridiculous cost advantage. Maybe New Glenn can provide some competition, but I am skeptical whether any of the StarLink competitors in the West have any chance, because they simply can't match Starship's cost per kg. Their only option will be to swallow their pride and use Starship to launch their satellites.
@Iain31313
@Iain31313 11 ай бұрын
⁠​⁠@@amosbatto3051don’t let the cost per launch fool you into thinking it is cheaper for a customer to launch on it. Larger fairings, for example, allow for more payloads and cost per customer could be cut significantly if ULA implement this. Which from the first launch having a primary and secondary payload, I’m assuming is something they are implementing on all launches. I’m still very optermistic if starship will ever become a regular flyer. They said this about falcon heavy and it’s only had 10 launches I believe. The issue with Starship for me is that it uses so much propellant to get to LEO that it will be too costly for LEO and needing refuelling to go further is added risk which makes things significantly harder to manage.
@ultima8250
@ultima8250 11 ай бұрын
Tim we need an updated video on Stoke! Really excited to see their progress!
@linasvelavicius330
@linasvelavicius330 11 ай бұрын
Excellent presentation. The Cost Per 1kg /1lb to LEO & GTO is a Key Rocket Metric that ties the performance data together and identifies the economic potential of each launch system. In my opinion this cost to orbit statistic should be included in any rocket performance assessments. As always well done and thanks for all you do.
@denysvlasenko1865
@denysvlasenko1865 11 ай бұрын
The customers pay per launch, not per kg. (Unless smallsats on rideshare).
@Oldman5261
@Oldman5261 11 ай бұрын
While important to a certain extent there are many other factors at play which would make this comparison not a reliable indicator on competitiveness such as availability, not able to use all the extra capacity, payload fairing size, price undercutting, reliability, insurance rates, and special needs. All of these rockets were designed to fill a specific niche in the market.
@heartofdawn2341
@heartofdawn2341 11 ай бұрын
Regardless of the payload mass, you still need to pay for an entire rocket, and the crew to make it happen.
@Underdogfosho
@Underdogfosho 11 ай бұрын
Thank you for being objective and honest with your evaluation between ULA and SpaceX. Go Vulcan go Be4 !
@bartvschuylenburg
@bartvschuylenburg 11 ай бұрын
I think this is the last new big launcher with solid side boosters. I hope ULA will be sold to Blue Origin, merched and that Bezos will install Tory Bruno as the CEO and give him the freedom for development that he didn’t have under the Lockheed-Boeing ownership.
@odysseusrex5908
@odysseusrex5908 11 ай бұрын
I'm sure BO will buy ULA, then transition all of ULA's customers to New Glenn, either by offering discounts to change their current contracts, or only offering New Glenn on future contracts. Either way, once they have launched the last of the currently contracted Vulcan payloads, they will retire it and shut down the remaining husk of ULA.
@bartvschuylenburg
@bartvschuylenburg 11 ай бұрын
@@odysseusrex5908 that’s my expectation as well. Blue should also try to buy Boeing’s Starliner division. I don’t think Boeing can’t make much money from it. But if Blue gains ownership for a good price, they probably can.
@JonMartinYXD
@JonMartinYXD 11 ай бұрын
Other potential ULA buyers could include: RTX (Raytheon's new name), L3Harris (which absorbed Aerojet Rocketdyne), and Northrop Grumman (which absorbed Orbital ATK). Buying ULA would get them into the launch business overnight. But do any of them want to get into the launch business?
@bartvschuylenburg
@bartvschuylenburg 11 ай бұрын
@@JonMartinYXD besides Blue Origin it’s Textron and Cerberus that are having talks. The companies you mentioned haven’t shown interest.
@redroyal4287
@redroyal4287 11 ай бұрын
​@@odysseusrex5908 what I believe to be more likely is that BO wants Vulcan so they can serve the high energy market better. Having NG and Vulcan would mean competitive offerings for **both** Low and High energy orbits (NG being low energy optimized). If they do transfer any contracts, it will be the ones utilizing smaller Vulcans that would make more sense on NG. They may also stop offering single stick and maybe 2 booster variants. There are also other benefits for them, including but not limited to an "in" on gov't contracts, and potentially discounts for Kuiper.
@Bad666Moon
@Bad666Moon 11 ай бұрын
I love how a short video about rockets is still ~20 minutes 🖤
@ericfielding2540
@ericfielding2540 11 ай бұрын
It is great to see the Vulcan first launch fully successful! They may not compete for the low-end LEO market with Falcon 9 but some customers need more performance and Vulcan is in the same price range as Falcon Heavy. We need some competition in the launch market.
@flazerflint
@flazerflint 11 ай бұрын
The Falcon Heavy rocket provides ten times more efficiency and performance compared to the Vulcan rocket.
@dantreadwell7421
@dantreadwell7421 11 ай бұрын
I would be curious to hear what the GTO payload would be for Falcon Heavy with a down range recovery, given the limited extra tonnage gained when the Falcon 9 is fully expended. It would certainly be interesting to see a dual down range recovery
@jaredhenderson6163
@jaredhenderson6163 11 ай бұрын
I build the GEM 63 and 63xl motors for Northrop Grumman, and its way cool to learn how they stack up to the competition!
@slimj091
@slimj091 11 ай бұрын
The biggest difference between the Vulcan and the F9 and F9H isn't weight to orbit capacity. But volume in it's payload fairing. That is the main drawback to the F9H. Sure it can move more mass, but that mass either has to occupy a smaller space, or get launched in pieces.
@alexanderSydneyOz
@alexanderSydneyOz 11 ай бұрын
I have no idea personally, but would you think volume limit or mass limit, is normally reached first with payloads? I note that many if not most Starlink satellites have been launched in the spare payload available when launching a 3rd party's payload. As Spacex did about 90% of all launches in 2023, it seems that volume is not the limiting factor for most payloads.
@bensemusx
@bensemusx 11 ай бұрын
SpaceX does have a larger fairing on the way for some new Air Force launches.
@dktranmax
@dktranmax 11 ай бұрын
I think the volume can be customized depending on customer's demand. Almost falcon's payload are fitted inside the falcon's fairing very well.
@tjnicholas
@tjnicholas 11 ай бұрын
Yay! Classic style Everyday Astronaut video.
@RichardGadsden
@RichardGadsden 11 ай бұрын
Using a really high ISP (ie hydrolox) for the upper stage and balancing the load so the lower stage is very high-energy is a thought-through approach to having a niche that they can survive in. They can't compete head-on against SpaceX in LEO and they're only going to be competitive in GTO/GEO for as long as the Falcons are all SpaceX has. But those aren't the only orbits, and designing for high-energy makes a lot of sense. They'll be attractive to Space Force - note that they needed a Falcon Heavy for a high-energy X-37 orbit that I suspect Vulcan could have achieved in a single-stick format. NASA will also find them attractive for beyond earth orbit missions: I suspect that ULA will put in a Vulcan bid for Dragonfly to Saturn, and for the Mars sample return missions, for instance. Beyond Mars, they're probably competitive with Starship if Starship doesn't do in-orbit refuelling, and who knows how long that will take to get reliable enough results?
@denysvlasenko1865
@denysvlasenko1865 11 ай бұрын
> they're only going to be competitive in GTO/GEO for as long as the Falcons are all SpaceX has No, they are not. Look at the numbers again. Falcons are more performant and cheaper.
@jesusramirezromo2037
@jesusramirezromo2037 11 ай бұрын
​@@denysvlasenko1865 simply put, Falcon's uperstage is not good enough for these kinds of mission's, it doesn't matter if a Falcon 9 is cheaper, If it doesn't have the energy requirements
@denysvlasenko1865
@denysvlasenko1865 11 ай бұрын
@@jesusramirezromo2037 What are you smoking? Falcon Heavy's payload to GTO is LARGER that Vulcan's!
@_Jay_K_
@_Jay_K_ 11 ай бұрын
​@@denysvlasenko1865 In expendable configuration. SpaceX does not like flying these missions because they may have to lose 3 cores. Which is pretty rough considering they only make up to 6 cores a year.
@steveperreira5850
@steveperreira5850 11 ай бұрын
A lot of wishful thinking, we will see. I hope there is a lot of competition to SpaceX
@pauloalvesdesouza7911
@pauloalvesdesouza7911 10 ай бұрын
Hi Tim, This new "abnormal" short format video is great. Sometimes just the basics are enough. Not everyone is interested in what brand of brilcream VonBraun used or the colors of Koroliev's underpants.😉
@brianmcnichols8092
@brianmcnichols8092 11 ай бұрын
Some things to consider in Vulcan-Centaur's favor. Diameter and payload volume are huge factors for customers. You wouldn't believe how much aerospace companies cram into satellites. Also, while being more traditional, ULA has excellent target accuracy. That means satellites use less propellant to get in the proper orbit and therefore have much longer lifespans. It's one thing to have a nominal trajectory (3-sigma) versus nailing it (0.2-sigma). Roughly 2/3rds of the cost are the BE-4 engines. ULA is in bed with Blue Origin. Blue is pumping these engines out in Huntsville and the costs are likely to go down. Given the age of the Falcon series and the simpler kerosene propellant, they are fantastic rockets. In the end the gov't won't allow a single supplier. ULA did a phenomenal job. Also, rockets in the modern era are never delivered on schedule. 10 years of development is impressive, especially since ULA started with legacy Boeing & Lockheed designs. I think Vulcan has a long and bright future.
@denysvlasenko1865
@denysvlasenko1865 11 ай бұрын
> That means satellites use less propellant to get in the proper orbit and therefore have much longer lifespans. It's one thing to have a nominal trajectory (3-sigma) versus nailing it (0.2-sigma). False. It's in the noise compared to the propellant needed for GTO to GEO transfer.
@denysvlasenko1865
@denysvlasenko1865 11 ай бұрын
> Blue is pumping these engines out in Huntsville Having a 3 years delay is not what most people call "pumping out".
@brianmcnichols8092
@brianmcnichols8092 11 ай бұрын
@@denysvlasenko1865 How many years have you worked supporting spaceflight hardware to deliver satellites?
@jesusramirezromo2037
@jesusramirezromo2037 11 ай бұрын
​@@denysvlasenko1865How many years did it take to make Raptor? How many delays did it have?
@classydave75
@classydave75 11 ай бұрын
@@brianmcnichols8092 Don't bother, yet another special SpaceX "fan"... Where did you work by the way? If you can say...
@charlieboyd4431
@charlieboyd4431 11 ай бұрын
I am happy you made another deep dive long time since the last one
@Cin_Vhetin
@Cin_Vhetin 11 ай бұрын
Nice video, appreciated the content ! :D But don't you think the fairing size for Vulcan will play a major role as big satellites constructors are often restricted by the size available and have to add more actuators and points of failures to fit in and then deploy. And communication satellites, science, are getting bigger & bigger, so I think for this, it makes sense too. (Also me & my doggo pics were on Peregrine, we may not achieve the moon but we will be in space ✨Go Vulcan, go Centaur!)
@AbuctingTacos
@AbuctingTacos 7 ай бұрын
I'd say ULA is a heck of a deal considering a 100% success rate and hitting 0% margin of error on some launches
@SynchronizorVideos
@SynchronizorVideos 11 ай бұрын
As you mentioned, I think Vulcan is a good, sensible design that makes sense for ULA's operations and customers. It's also good to see BE-4s flying. While Vulcan itself isn't pushing too much new tech, the BE-4s are a thoroughly modern engine. Having it get flight hours on Vulcan will certainly be good for more ambitious future applications like New Glenn, and I think it'll be helpful for next-gen methalox engines in general. Hopefully the SMART re-use will see implementation in the future alongside other upgrades, though I think it'll require a certain launch frequency/cadence for ULA to find those things worth developing. That's a lot of R&D that doesn't come cheap. I could see Kuiper being that impetus if it really picks up steam. In addition to LEO & GTO, I think it would have been interesting to see comparison numbers for direct-geostationary, TLI, and deep-space launch profiles. Falcon 9 & FH are excellent orbital launchers, but with the extra fuel & equipment they carry for landing the first stages, along with their less-efficient engines and the way their upper stages are set up, they really run out of steam if you try to make them go higher.
@RandyHill-bj9pc
@RandyHill-bj9pc 11 ай бұрын
Vulcans design was shown to be obsolete in 2013 when Falcon 9 proved that using a single fuel and same engines for both stages along with a large cluster of first stage engines without SRBs was far cheaper, even before reuse. The F9 design led to a high production volume for the Merlin engine, enabling the use of mass production methods that lowered production costs by an order of magnitude. The expendable 2013 F9 put similar payloads into LEO as a Vulcan V0, at about half the cost. So over ten years later they finally respond after F9 has doubled its payload mass to LEO while lowering its launch cost. SMART reuse only exists as a PowerPoint, it’s at least five years away and it can never be remotely as cost effective as propulsive landings. Vulcan can never even attempt propulsive landings due to its twin engine design and high staging velocity. And Falcon Heavy has far higher performance to all higher energy orbits, and at a lower cost than Vulcan. It proves that making an inexpensive design bigger always trumps the far higher costs of Hydrolox uppers and add on SRBs. Vulcan is a terrible design that won’t last long given its only economic purpose is to give the military a backup launch provider. As soon as New Glenn launches, Vulcan has zero market left. And that is even ignoring Starship, which if it meets design goals will put nearly 10x the payload of Vulcan into orbit for 1/10th of the cost, with a fairing over three times larger.
@jeremyklein9679
@jeremyklein9679 11 ай бұрын
Thanks for the shorter video! It is really hard to find the time to watch an hour + video, especially since I want to watch without distractions and to give it my full attention.
@witchdoctor6502
@witchdoctor6502 11 ай бұрын
Vulcan looks good, I just hope we will see the smart reuse sooner rather than later... given its ULA probably not as they don't rush things, but then again launch first time without issues.
@odysseusrex5908
@odysseusrex5908 11 ай бұрын
We'll never see SMART reuse. I have serous doubts that ULA ever really wanted to do it. They were just hoping that ther biggest customer, the United States government, would continue to value reliability over cost and let them quietly shelve the project. Now though, 'm betting Blue Origin buys them, and their lovely contracts, fulfills the present Vulcan manifest but only offers New Glenn to future customers. They will just shut down ULA when the last of the currently contracted payloads are launched.
@simongeard4824
@simongeard4824 11 ай бұрын
@@odysseusrex5908 Agreed, SMART will never happen. It's not a real-world plan for re-use, it's a hypothetical "we _could_ do this if we wanted".
@sixosixo
@sixosixo 11 ай бұрын
Vulcan has 2 payload fairing sizes. The 15.5-m (51-ft) standard that was used on CERT-1 and 21.3-m (70-ft) long version.
@greybuckleton
@greybuckleton 4 ай бұрын
Vulcan is a swan song, the last battleship. It’s awesome, but it’s time to say goodbye.
@michaeldunne338
@michaeldunne338 11 ай бұрын
Always good to see another rocket come online. The launch was fantastic to see. I think they have at least a five year run, and maybe a ten year run, going into the 2030s. Would based these time frames on: Their ties with defense; capacity to place payloads in GTO; and the allowance that likely should be given for the time needed for Starship and New Glenn to iron out any issues and come online.
@Zeett09
@Zeett09 11 ай бұрын
Well if ULA is sold I hope Tory Bruno still continues as leader. He is one of the few tech savvy people that I can listen to all day. Well Elon too.
@svOcelot
@svOcelot 11 ай бұрын
Thanks for this, Tim. For the record, I much prefer your shorter offerings, & I hope that you produce more of them. I enjoy the videos you produce, but I can't easily deal with videos longer than 30 minutes, & I prefer 15-20.
@dr4d1s
@dr4d1s 11 ай бұрын
Really interesting video to see all the rockets compared this way. Great job Tim and team! I do find it a little weird though that you left the $50m amount at the end for Falcon 9 because of 1 mission. They were very obviously doing a deal for NASA on that one for some reason. You did mention the "normal" cost of Falcon 9 (which is good) and I think you should have closed the segment with that number instead of the $50m. This is just a nitpick in the way that part was edited and is not indicative of the rest of the video.
@pewterhacker
@pewterhacker 11 ай бұрын
Yes, especially as NASA in paying SpaceX 300M per mission to resupply the ISS.
@alexpeli2449
@alexpeli2449 11 ай бұрын
Love the graphic of all the rockets side by side
@MattBarnes-r3c
@MattBarnes-r3c 11 ай бұрын
Wake up babe, new deep dive into rocket specifications just dropped.
@dustinnance3163
@dustinnance3163 6 ай бұрын
Man, I want that rocket on your desk so bad and I know you can buy them but they’re like $250 and I just can’t spend $250 on a model that being said keep up the good work! You definitely have the best set up out of all the space enthusiast on KZbin with all those rockets around you! Definitely looks cool!
@plainText384
@plainText384 11 ай бұрын
I hope NASA and ULA will pursue crew rating Vulcan for Starliner and future crewed Dreamchaser flights. It seems like one of the few rockets that is capable of doing this kind of work without being way oversized for the mission.
@snowboardinginmy40s
@snowboardinginmy40s 11 ай бұрын
Great video. I wish you should take into consideration also the radius of the payload in the analysis for payload capacity.
@Fagorio
@Fagorio 11 ай бұрын
I don't have much knowledge about payload distribution or capacity but in my ksp fandom we can allways shrink things if it is hevier, larger or longer the JWST show how origami and engeneering overcome thoses. And you are right the power of Vulcan and ULA have always been to accept mission above LTO and GTO. Go Team space !!!!
@gfranpe
@gfranpe 11 ай бұрын
También hubiera sido interesante conocer la comparativa del precio por tonelada o por kilogramo de llevar una carga al espacio.
@nickbisson8243
@nickbisson8243 11 ай бұрын
Typically pretty high with ULA
@isaacplaysbass8568
@isaacplaysbass8568 11 ай бұрын
Superb Video Tim, the length is great.
@Mira-bt3zx
@Mira-bt3zx 11 ай бұрын
I think that the results of the smart reuse strategy will be the make or break factor for Vulcan. It seems like it has a lot of the benefits of both Space Shuttle and Falcon 9 with much smaller parts being brought back. If they can pull it off with no refurbishment of the engines, easy remounting to a core without having to ship the engines far, and high success rates, I think the savings could be enough to keep it competitive for a while. If it ends up costing a lot to develop, needing substantially more work (refurbishment, mounting, shipping, testing) to reuse them, or they lose engines at a higher rate, I think Vulcan will probably retire fairly quickly.
@classydave75
@classydave75 11 ай бұрын
Looking at the price for a launch with competitors, doesn't seem to be a break factor for Vulcan...
@classydave75
@classydave75 11 ай бұрын
And... Refurbishment of the engines will probably be pretty straightforward, with much smaller parts being brought back as you said. Should work well for them, hopefully.
@alexanderSydneyOz
@alexanderSydneyOz 11 ай бұрын
I am unclear about the SMART concept. I ULA graphic implied they would try to pluck the parachuting engines mid-air, with a chopper. Which sounds very uncertain. This video suggests plopping down into the sea. My feeling is that even minimal contact with sea water would complicate reburbishment.
@classydave75
@classydave75 11 ай бұрын
@@alexanderSydneyOz RocketLab has abandoned the helicopter mid-air catch for their boosters and will pick them up at sea as well... So it seems that should not be a problem. At least if you pick them soon enough I guess, which will certainly be the case.
@hadorstapa
@hadorstapa 11 ай бұрын
Thanks as always Tim, and great to have the bitesized analysis. Looking forward to how new upcoming rockets fit in to this matrix.
@eamonnfanton2165
@eamonnfanton2165 11 ай бұрын
I'm thinking being that Tory has a very high security clearance, something other operators do not have, the decision to go for a very much wider payload was not random, nor the sheer specific impulse of vulcan. There might be payloads that the NRO want to launch in the future that other rocket providers simply cannot accommodate, and therefore cost of launch is totally irrelevant. Maybe Tory has been extremely smart and as Tim alluded to the vulcan has been designed for very specific missions which would secure ULA's future. ULA might not get as many launches as other providers in the future but they would have a secure and predictable income stream.
@nuckerball1259
@nuckerball1259 11 ай бұрын
Yeah I think this will be a military workhorse
@MrTrueshoe
@MrTrueshoe 11 ай бұрын
Love this style of video! Kinda love all the styles you do so just drop some of these in between the long form …
@mocko69
@mocko69 11 ай бұрын
The Vulcan rocket seems to me like it's tailored for the needs of the next 2-3 decades which is just perfect and shows ULA's expertise in the market research, just like they did with the past rockets. Too bad that they didn't predict the uprise of smallsats earlier, by Tory's own admission.
@jgedutis
@jgedutis 9 ай бұрын
It's been fun comparing rocket sizes with you
@SFS-V
@SFS-V 11 ай бұрын
Was waiting for this video!! Looking forward to your astroawards live stream!! (I won't be able to come, but I'm sure I'll come for 2025) I heard if you say your favorite KZbinr's name 3 times, you'll get pinned! But I'm going to say it 4 times! 1.Everyday Astronaut 2.Everyday Astronaut 3.Everyday Astronaut 4.Everyday Astronaut Let's see if I get pinned!
@Eagle621
@Eagle621 11 ай бұрын
Missed you Tim, your content is still the best out there. Cheers Bro
@mito._
@mito._ 7 ай бұрын
Now THIS looks like a functional rocket. We build ROCKETS on Earth. Not Starships! 🚀
@jasperzanjani
@jasperzanjani 11 ай бұрын
it's about time we got another educational video instead of a goddamn livestream
@simian_essence
@simian_essence 11 ай бұрын
It's not silly to speculate about ULA's future. When Starship comes on line it'll be game over for ULA except for the protected government market.
@denysvlasenko1865
@denysvlasenko1865 11 ай бұрын
The current Falcon already outperforms Vulcan. It's obsolete before it has flown.
@jesusramirezromo2037
@jesusramirezromo2037 11 ай бұрын
Why? Starship would be overly complex and expensive for interplanetary missions or geo stationary where you could just use an expendable rocket Not to mention Falcon's pitiful fairing size, and their small diameter
@simian_essence
@simian_essence 11 ай бұрын
@@jesusramirezromo2037 Where is your crysal ball to know about "overly expensive & overly complex", and specifically what that means for a commercially competitive rocket? 🚀 ? Especially in the face of rapid, reliable, complete and total reusability?? The answer is in the design, and Vulcan has no answer to that design.
@jesusramirezromo2037
@jesusramirezromo2037 11 ай бұрын
@@simian_essence You clearly didn't learn from the shuttle
@simian_essence
@simian_essence 11 ай бұрын
@@jesusramirezromo2037 I certainly did learn from the shuttle (as did Spacex). We learned that it was 180 degrees opposite of rapid. We learned that stacking the orbiter on an external tank covered in insulation that "normally" fell off as hardened ice chunks was not the way to design something that was reliable. We learned that a throwaway tank was not reusable. From all that learning arose the 4r Starship design: A rapidly reusable reliable rocket. Another thing that was learned from the Space Shuttle was how not to design a reusable rocket. The shuttle was designed by committee. Starship, like Vostok, and like the V2 and Saturn 5, were all essentially designed by one person.
@jaydeister9305
@jaydeister9305 11 ай бұрын
Great video! Answers lots of questions! OTHER GREAT QUESTIONS: 1.) COST PER KILOGRAM, by launch system/manufacturer? 2.) PERCENT KILOGRAMS TO LEO/GTO, by expendable orbital launch systems 3.) US TAXPAYER FUNDING OF EXPENDABLE LAUNCH SYSTEMS, and how much is that per year? 4.) FUTURE KG TO LEO/GTO PRICE, by elon musk/spacex/starship-booster heavy orbital launch system? 5.) IF YOU USED YOUR CAR/BICYCLE/TRUCK, like nasa uses expendable launch systems, how long would that last? the us taxpayer foots the bill for marginal gain technology increases 6.) WHO ARE THE CURRENT SPACE PLANE technology companies, and what are their projected kg to leo/gto costs/prices?
@ethanlal4517
@ethanlal4517 11 ай бұрын
First Edit: Any reward? 🥺
@EverydayAstronaut
@EverydayAstronaut 11 ай бұрын
It’s with great honor that I present to you, this awesome emoji 🦖
@Ph33NIXx
@Ph33NIXx 11 ай бұрын
As much as i love the long form videos. This was a nice change of pace - god its exciting with all these new reusable launc vehicles coming about
@moosethompson
@moosethompson 11 ай бұрын
For me the true gift of the Vulcan is its flexibility in mission delivery, which they demonstrated on their first flight too.
@kevinmello9149
@kevinmello9149 11 ай бұрын
Excellent video, very informative. The ULA situation reminds me of aircraft companies after WW2 developing new propeller driven fighters, they were obsolete before they were finished. I think any company not embracing mass production and reusability are going to have a tough time competing
@daarkdocumenter
@daarkdocumenter 11 ай бұрын
This question was on my mind as I was watching other space updates, so thanks!
@samedwards6683
@samedwards6683 11 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for creating and sharing this informative and timely video. Great job. Keep it up.
@seanmcpherson5595
@seanmcpherson5595 11 ай бұрын
I am 63 years old, and I am very much enjoying all the private activity, developing new aerospace technologies. They are the steps of a generation of scientists and engineers, with brilliant minds, achieving the dreams of their grandparents. Humanity launches into space colonies.
@joldsaway3489
@joldsaway3489 11 ай бұрын
Terrific comparison! I’d love to see you talk about JAXA’s H3 rocket as well!
@JChadWard
@JChadWard 11 ай бұрын
i like the short format. you have a awesome channel and you are awesome.
@jemimus
@jemimus 11 ай бұрын
One aspect here that got me thinking, is how flexible each company and launch system is, or would like to be, in regards to launch locations, strange orbits, retrograde or other, pad turnaround times and rapid response launch requirements. A lot of these aspects are increasingly interesting to space force and DoD contracts, and its very interesting to see Firefly (Browncoats forever!) position itself to be the leading rapid-response provider for time-critical payloads.
@somedudesstuff801
@somedudesstuff801 11 ай бұрын
The word that came to mind with the launch was 'clean'.
@dougm3037
@dougm3037 11 ай бұрын
Tim, I think you are spot on re Vulcan's commercial life span. Starship is about to show how important reusability and scale are in reducing launch costs. There's no turning back IMO.
@leriku2270
@leriku2270 11 ай бұрын
Great video, I'd love to see you talk about the Japanese rockets sometime in the future, they're amazing!
@joeygrandview7304
@joeygrandview7304 11 ай бұрын
This channel is an instant click when i see you (😂 finally) put out a new video!!
@videoviewer2008
@videoviewer2008 11 ай бұрын
The back of shirts has always been the best place to put content.
@maxcelcat
@maxcelcat 11 ай бұрын
I'd really love to see that inflatable heat shield become a thing. Seems like a very clever take on reuse.
@sonik3406
@sonik3406 11 ай бұрын
Happy to watch you as always. Thank you for your hard work and passion sharing. I am eager to see Axiom space station become true!
@JD987abc
@JD987abc 11 ай бұрын
Nice job Tim. Good and fair comparisons among all the rockets including payloads, farings and cost.
@johnholleran
@johnholleran 11 ай бұрын
I love this short video format!
@michaelashby9654
@michaelashby9654 11 ай бұрын
Rapid iteration is key to cost optimization, safety, and innovation. The process that can iterate quickly will naturally develop a culture of experimentation. The process that is heavy and costly will fear experimentation and innovation.
@ncb1397
@ncb1397 11 ай бұрын
7:15 LEO Delta IV Heavy payload is listed on ULA's website as 28,370 kg. 23.8 would appear to be the number for a polar LEO launch.
@mannyalejo772
@mannyalejo772 11 ай бұрын
Since Vulcan Centaur has outside suppliers for the strap on boosters, either Aerojet or Northrop, would it be possible to use SpaceX Falcon 9 side boosters for the Vulcan Heavy configuration. A single Falcon 9 side booster has 7.6MN of thrust, which is about the same as 3 GEM63XL solid motors (2.45MN each). The Vulcan core would have to be stretched, but I think they were planning to do this for Vulcan Heavy configuration. Obviously, the pad would have to be modified, but maybe they could use SLC-37 after the final Delta 4 Heavy launches this year.
@paulnelson5314
@paulnelson5314 11 ай бұрын
Tim, I am, and have been excited about anything rocket related since the mid sixties. I had the thrill of witnessing the last space shuttle launch🎉
@MrDaExo
@MrDaExo 11 ай бұрын
Great video! I really appreciate the length 🎉
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