Dependence on SpaceX has been a concern for the Pentagon, which wants multiple vendors of rides to orbit.

  • weew@lemmy.ca
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    2
    ·
    edit-2
    6 months ago

    the point is that it isn’t higher cost for those missions. Falcon Heavy will have to run at 100% expended mode which is nearly the same cost as Vulcan.

    And some missions and payloads outright exclude falcon Heavy, period. High orbit and/or large satellites.