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ULA unveils ‘RocketBuilder’ website
Space Flight Now ^ | Nov 30, 2016 | William Harwood

Posted on 12/01/2016 1:49:29 PM PST by Ray76

Rocket-builder United Launch Alliance unveiled a first-of-a-kind website Wednesday that shows potential customers exactly what it will cost to buy an Atlas 5 booster, along with expected savings based on the rocket’s demonstrated reliability, ULA’s on-time launch record and the company’s sophisticated guidance system.

The new “RocketBuilder” web tool, reflecting ULA’s on-going push to streamline operations and lower prices, shows that an entry-level Atlas 5, capable of boosting a small to medium-size satellite to the high orbit used by communications stations, would cost $109 million — $75 million less than the same rocket cost just a few years ago.

RocketBuilder: https://www.rocketbuilder.com/

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1 posted on 12/01/2016 1:49:29 PM PST by Ray76
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The new “RocketBuilder” web tool, reflecting ULA’s on-going push to streamline operations and lower prices, shows that an entry-level Atlas 5, capable of boosting a small to medium-size satellite to the high orbit used by communications stations, would cost $109 million — $75 million less than the same rocket cost just a few years ago.

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Because of SpaceX.

In the meantime SpaceX is working on a booster that will be 3.5 times as powerful as the Saturn V and won’t cost much more than the Atlas V per launch.


2 posted on 12/01/2016 1:54:15 PM PST by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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To: Moonman62

Competition is good.


3 posted on 12/01/2016 1:55:02 PM PST by Ray76 (DRAIN THE SWAMP)
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To: Ray76

I can barely afford a double burger at Johnny Rocket.


4 posted on 12/01/2016 1:57:16 PM PST by morphing libertarian
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To: Ray76

That is really interesting!


5 posted on 12/01/2016 2:48:41 PM PST by Dahoser (Separation of church and state? No, we need separation of media and state.)
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I’ll have to put in my order.


6 posted on 12/01/2016 2:52:11 PM PST by caver (Obama: Home of the Whopper)
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