I am an expert on all of this in general and worked on Vulcan specifically for a long time. You did a good job of summarizing. The only correction is we don’t say “the ULA,” just ULA. It’s a company name, not really an alliance. Boeing and Lockheed have no real say in how things go at ULA (though they might have financial stakes??). It’s more of a new company created by spinning off both of the two respective launch divisions into one company.
But wow, that’s so cool that you got to work on Vulcan! Must be a huge relief that it aced its inaugural launch given all the new tech in there. I hope you’re out celebrating someplace. You’ve earned it! :)
I am an expert on all of this in general and worked on Vulcan specifically for a long time. You did a good job of summarizing. The only correction is we don’t say “the ULA,” just ULA. It’s a company name, not really an alliance. Boeing and Lockheed have no real say in how things go at ULA (though they might have financial stakes??). It’s more of a new company created by spinning off both of the two respective launch divisions into one company.
Thanks for the clarification. ULA it is then.
But wow, that’s so cool that you got to work on Vulcan! Must be a huge relief that it aced its inaugural launch given all the new tech in there. I hope you’re out celebrating someplace. You’ve earned it! :)