“Because their rockets are not reusable, it will become obvious over time that ULA is a complete waste of taxpayer money,” Elon Musk said.
The Air Force also awarded the first three missions under the contract, with ULA getting $337 million for two launches and SpaceX getting $316 million for the other mission, all due to launch in 2022.
Musk's criticism of ULA centers around reusing rockets, which he says is "all that matters" for space — both to decrease the cost of access as well as expanding the U.S. military's influence. SpaceX has steadily pushed the boundaries of reusing rockets, most notably by landing the booster that makes up the largest and most expensive part. SpaceX has been able to reuse a single Falcon booster as many as five times and is also increasingly reusing the nosecones as well.
The landed Falcon 9 rocket booster from SpaceX's Demo-2 crewed mission returns to Port Canaveral in Florida.ULA on the other hand has been developing its Vulcan rocket, to both replace its aging Atlas and Delta rockets and end the use of Russian-built rocket engines. ULA's Atlas V rocket is powered by RD-180 engines, which are bought from Russia.
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