Rocket Report: ULA is losing engineers; SpaceX is launching

August 17, 2024

Rocket Report: ULA is losing engineers; SpaceX is launchingWelcome to Edition 7.07 of the Rocket Report! SpaceX has not missed a beat since the Federal Aviation Administration gave the company a green light to resume Falcon 9 launches after a failure last month. A quick turnaround for Rocket Lab. Defense contractors teaming up on solid rockets. SpaceX Going polar with crew. Russia's launch rate has plummeted. Stoke Space wants to walk before running. Engineers are reportedly leaving ULA. With a record number of launches due next year, United Launch Alliance is losing key staff to competitors, including Blue Origin and SpaceX, Bloomberg reports. Next three launches
August 16: SSLV | EOS-08 | Satish Dhawan Space Center, India | 03:47 UTC August 16: Long March 2D | Unknown Payload | Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China | 07:35 UTC August 16: Falcon 9 | Transporter 11 | Vandenberg Space Force Base, California | 18:20 UTC Our Space Industry Photo credit: https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/07/13/science/13vulcan/13vulcan-videoSixteenByNineJumbo1600.jpg

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