Yeah, I didn’t expect this at all. Despite Falcon 9 being the cheapest, most reliable, and perhaps more importantly, most available launcher in the current market, I really thought Kuiper would avoid sending money towards Starlink at all cost. This move doesn’t exactly inspire confidence in the New Glenn program, though we did see some hardware recently…
Bet they signed that contract through gritted teeth
Yeah, I didn’t expect this at all. Despite Falcon 9 being the cheapest, most reliable, and perhaps more importantly, most available launcher in the current market, I really thought Kuiper would avoid sending money towards Starlink at all cost. This move doesn’t exactly inspire confidence in the New Glenn program, though we did see some hardware recently…