Congrats to ULA for successfully launching OSIRIS-REx just now.

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Careful anon; the r.ddit spacex defense force will be in your thread soon to tell you how "shit" ULA is and how SpaceX will magically have "70 successful launches in a row just like Arianespace" from now on.

SpaceX will magically have 70 successful launches in a row just like Arianespace. ULA is shit

>>8332085
By taking a design that has changed little since 1957 and adding a Russian rocket engine?

Requesting ULA copy pasta

And why the fuck is Aerojet still buying RD-180s from the ruskies? They bought the goddamn engineering docs for them after the USSR collapsed. They have everything they need to make their own.

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>>8332085
>being this threatened by SpaceX

lol

>>8334417

SpaceX literally designed their rockets off of 50+ years worth of data they got from NASA for free...then they were given billions in funding by NASA...and their shit still explodes on the pad

For much more money and with russian engines?

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Why do I love ULA so much? It's pretty simple when I think about it. ULA isn't just the best launch provider in the country; they might just be the greatest launch provider of all time. Just imaging the Altas V riding through the skies of Earth, the wind on its fairing, the mighty RD-180 below it. As she rides through the red sky, NASA swoons at her very scent. They know how she smells; the essence of burning RP-1 is sold in Orlando under the name of "Space Orgasm." The very nature of ULA is mystery. Could they be playing a deeper game than even Tory Bruno realizes? The answer is yes, ULA has transcended such boundaries as the physical world, and has free will to do whatever they sees fit. However, ULA is filled with such guile, such arcane craft that they does not even use these powers. Why, you might ask? You will never know, for the mind of the ULA is not one that is easily penetrated. ULA rockets are such a force of nature in this realm that nothing can truly touch them, the only thing keeping them bound to this world at all is their will to exist within the preordained boundaries of understood physics. ULA is not only beyond the comprehension of us, it exists within a plane of true focus and beauty. Observe the plume of exhaust gasses from this Delta IV, the gorgeous and rippling flames, the gallant fairing, and most importantly, its engines. Her engines, like cauldrons straight from hell, provide the only glimpse into the true machinations of ULA. Do not stare into them. Many good men have gone mad in the attempt. ULA is not just a launch provider, a formless collection of engineers and rockets; they are themselves the binding that holds the word together. Without ULA, Musk the Menace takes over and the entire space industry as we know it crumbles. The Mississippi would stop flowing without ULA, Kessler syndrome would take over in orbit, and the space station would fall without their fiery gaze. These are just of a few of the reasons why I like ULA so much.

>>8334768
>thinking nasa just handed over all of its secrets to them cause they asked nicely

sure little kiddy boy, sure

>>8336534
This is exactly what happened. Why do you think NASA was so quick to allow SpaceX to launch ISS cargo. They basically designed the rocket.

The governement supports strategically important businesses such as launch vehicles. Woohoo such surpise.

>>8336356
world*

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i ride past their offices every morning on my way to work to clean and resolder toilet phones. Maybe one day I can apply my embedded systems knowledge interning there.

>>8332085

We all know it was a ULA merc sniper that took out the recent SpaceX loss

WE ALL KNOW

>>8337893

Actually, Boeing hit the rocket with their YAL-1 Airborne Laser so they could reap those sweet, sweet, ISS contracts

>>8336356
Delicious pasta