We are all in anticipation for a rival to space X.
I guess waiting a little longer is better than a failure at launch.
ferrel_hadley on
Must be an Atlas V launch? Guessing its a resourcing issue with them needing all hand to get the Space Force launches stacked, packed and off to the pads. USSF tend to pay a premium for delivery slots so its likely Amazon are getting bumped back by contract as they will have a lower priority in ink.
CollegeStation17155 on
I’m calling BS on this; the 8 Atlas Vs and payload adaptors have been ready and waiting for YEARS, ULA isn’t ready to begin stacking, let alone launching another Vulcan after the SRB ano…err OBSERVATION (although FAA gave them a pass, I suspect NSSL isn’t so sure) so everybody there is just sitting on their thumbs waiting to find out what and when they are ready to launch. The ENTIRE delay is due to lack of Kuipers to launch, and given that there is no way in the world that Amazon can make the 1600 by July 2026 deadline, they are positioning themselves to blame anybody and everybody else in order to have a very friendly FCC give them an extension while FAA slows progress on the Starlink array.
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We are all in anticipation for a rival to space X.
I guess waiting a little longer is better than a failure at launch.
Must be an Atlas V launch? Guessing its a resourcing issue with them needing all hand to get the Space Force launches stacked, packed and off to the pads. USSF tend to pay a premium for delivery slots so its likely Amazon are getting bumped back by contract as they will have a lower priority in ink.
I’m calling BS on this; the 8 Atlas Vs and payload adaptors have been ready and waiting for YEARS, ULA isn’t ready to begin stacking, let alone launching another Vulcan after the SRB ano…err OBSERVATION (although FAA gave them a pass, I suspect NSSL isn’t so sure) so everybody there is just sitting on their thumbs waiting to find out what and when they are ready to launch. The ENTIRE delay is due to lack of Kuipers to launch, and given that there is no way in the world that Amazon can make the 1600 by July 2026 deadline, they are positioning themselves to blame anybody and everybody else in order to have a very friendly FCC give them an extension while FAA slows progress on the Starlink array.