I understand that some level of contract protests and lawfare is normal. I think their actions like patent and launch pad disputes that just slow down the competition leave a bad taste. Their HLS infographic era was pretty pathetic. Selling ULA engines then turning around and competing with them was underhanded (but predictable). And, personally, without getting into details, they were a pain to deal with when I worked at a component subcontractor.
I think my feeling in general is just that they’ve talked so much big game for so long for no good reason and are just annoying and hard for me to root for.
SpaceX underbidding HLS is a murky one, because they were developing Starship already. There’s no way BO was building their HLS without the contract.
I understand that some level of contract protests and lawfare is normal. I think their actions like patent and launch pad disputes that just slow down the competition leave a bad taste. Their HLS infographic era was pretty pathetic. Selling ULA engines then turning around and competing with them was underhanded (but predictable). And, personally, without getting into details, they were a pain to deal with when I worked at a component subcontractor.
I think my feeling in general is just that they’ve talked so much big game for so long for no good reason and are just annoying and hard for me to root for.
SpaceX underbidding HLS is a murky one, because they were developing Starship already. There’s no way BO was building their HLS without the contract.
On the ULA engine topic, New Glenn was announced and BE-4 was under development years before they won the contract with ULA