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Vulcan rocket's debut brings long-awaited challenge to SpaceX dominance (www.japantimes.co.jp)

submitted 10 months ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Dependence on SpaceX has been a concern for the Pentagon, which wants multiple vendors of rides to orbit.

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[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Well... Capability wise there's still a huge gap between SpaceX and all the rest. The Vulcan is only competition for Falcon 9 because the DoD wants an alternative at all cost.

[–] LesserAbe@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Yeah, this is not a competitor in terms of cost or launch cadence. Just good to have any second option.