tater Posted January 21, 2022 Author Share Posted January 21, 2022 (still not live) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insert_name Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Liftoff and stage sep, commentators appear to have some sort of audio issues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 22, 2022 Author Share Posted January 22, 2022 https://www.space.com/atlas-v-rocket-launch-fuel-dump-visible Quote The fuel dump is expected for 9:11:40 p.m. EST (6:11:40 p.m. PST). It should suddenly appear to the naked eye as an expanding circular, comet-like cloud about 10 to 15 degrees west (or to the right) of the bright bluish zero-magnitude star Rigel in the Orion constellation. Your clenched fist held at arm's length measures roughly 10 degrees, so approximately "one or one and a half fists" to the right of Rigel is where the cloud should appear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 22, 2022 Author Share Posted January 22, 2022 Dead clear here an hour ago. Totally cloudy now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 4 hours ago, tater said: Dead clear here an hour ago. Totally cloudy now. This is why this forum needs a 'don't like' button. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccab Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Cool launch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 7 hours ago, JoeSchmuckatelli said: This is why this forum needs a 'don't like' button. But the subjects of "dislike" should be added by the moderators. As a poll. The space weather: Like ***************************** Not like *********** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splashboom Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 I felt that the one booster configuration needs more testing in KSP: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccab Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 (edited) https://spacenews.com/space-and-national-security-what-to-expect-in-2022/ More Vulcan delays: ULA is now expecting the first engines to arrive in mid-2022 to hopefully fly Vulcan by the end of the year. 2023 seems more believable by now imho Today's badly aged tweet award goes to tory I'd say (the thread starts with Berger saying he expects Vulcan not to fly before 12-18 months, which would be September 2021- march 2022) Edited January 23, 2022 by Beccab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 ULA is not a happy company: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuessingEveryDay Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 How reliable would you say Glassdoor is? Spoiler They show SpaceX paying more than ULA, is by anywhere from 1k to 2k extra per month, for similar positions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Well, the union has to accept job losses on this, I'm afraid. The way to compete with SpX is to get lean and mean, meaning less man-hours per vehicle. ULA justified their price with their schedule and mission reliability, but the success of F9 starts to make that premium appear less valuable. And when they're still waiting on engines for Vulcan, whatever the price for that will be... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted February 17, 2022 Author Share Posted February 17, 2022 (edited) 48 minutes ago, StrandedonEarth said: And when they're still waiting on engines for Vulcan, whatever the price for that will be... Vulcan was aiming for ~$80M a launch, which is actually pretty reasonable. Edited February 17, 2022 by tater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 24 minutes ago, tater said: Vulcan was aiming for ~$80M a launch, which is actually pretty reasonable. Super reasonable. If they could only find engines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 24 minutes ago, sevenperforce said: If they could only find engines. Maybe they could get some entrepreneurial 3d party to make engines for them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 2 hours ago, JoeSchmuckatelli said: Maybe they could get some entrepreneurial 3d party to make engines for them? Isn’t there a company known for shipping things on short notice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 3 hours ago, sevenperforce said: Super reasonable. If they could only find engines. And staff willing to work at wages commensurate with that price point, apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted February 18, 2022 Author Share Posted February 18, 2022 March 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted February 20, 2022 Author Share Posted February 20, 2022 Not news, but discussion. ULA won the AF contract, with 60% of the launches up to when, 2027? In order to fulfill this, they need a launch vehicle, Vulcan. AF flights I think require 3 (?) successful demonstration flights ahead of their payloads being permitted. So ULA needs engines, then they need to fly 3 times before they can even start selling launches for the 1 good contract they have right now. They will no doubt also get some NASA work as the Centaur they will fly will keep them as the go to for payloads with a high C3 requirement. In the longer term, them getting engines means that BO has engines. And while BO initially acted like NG would not compete with Vulcan, NG will absolutely compete with Vulcan, and they stopped hiding that when they tried for the same AF contract. The future for ULA seems sorta bleak to me. getting Vulcan going pretty much means NG is a thing, so they are now competing vs SpaceX and BO. Those 2 will presumably pushing the costs lower vs each other... though if SS is functioning NG likely has issues as well. But ULA? Not sure where they go over a longer term strategically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RyanRising Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 On 2/16/2022 at 7:20 PM, tater said: Vulcan was aiming for ~$80M a launch, which is actually pretty reasonable. Which version was that for? ULA still operates under that “dial-a-rocket” idea where they put different amounts of boosters on it, so I’d think there would be increasing prices for increased capability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 7 minutes ago, RyanRising said: Which version was that for? ULA still operates under that “dial-a-rocket” idea where they put different amounts of boosters on it, so I’d think there would be increasing prices for increased capability. I think the bare stack Vulcan (no SRMs) was $82M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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