Vulcan, set to debut early Monday (Jan 8) after almost a decade in development, enters a market starved for more capacity. The rocket is meant to be a cheaper, all-American alternative to ULA’s legacy Atlas and Delta vehicles to carry the government’s highest profile satellites. — Bloomberg
When the Vulcan rocket lifts off for the first time as soon as next week, multiple billionaires are sure to be watching.
Built through a joint venture of Boeing Co and Lockheed Martin Corp, the new vehicle is poised to take on Elon Musk’s SpaceX and ferry satellites and cargo for the likes of the Pentagon, Nasa and even Amazon.com Inc.
