ULA?
SpaceX can’t take that competition I guess?
Bummer for them and us.
But good for the country.
That we rely on Russian rocket motors to put our Defense assets in space is a disgrace and a strategic weakness.
Who is the only US manufacturer of rocket engines? Currently, that is SpaceX. I am sure Musk will sell to Lockeed.
The Russian NK-32/33 engines are very good as the Soviets were able to use the turbine exhaust for the fuel & oxygen for boost, instead of venting it. This makes the Russian engine 10+% more powerful than US designs. SpaceX engines don’t have the feature & are not as powerful.