Re:SpaceX loses its third Starship prototype during a cryoge...
by ceejayoz on Friday April 03, 2020 @10:21PM
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> ULA didn't lose very expensive government satellites with no explanation.
Are you talking about Zuma?
There's "no explanation" because it was a classified launch, and the indications we do have are that it was an issue with a Northrop Grumman payload adapter.
ULA's perfect score is a bit of a cheat, as the rockets they launch were inherited. The first flight of the Delta IV Heavy, for example, was a partial failure... but happened before ULA's formation.
Are you talking about Zuma?
There's "no explanation" because it was a classified launch, and the indications we do have are that it was an issue with a Northrop Grumman payload adapter.
ULA's perfect score is a bit of a cheat, as the rockets they launch were inherited. The first flight of the Delta IV Heavy, for example, was a partial failure... but happened before ULA's formation.