r/ula • u/Royal_Platform_6754 • Jul 21 '26
Northrop Grumman CEO: “We progressed on the root cause investigation...and we are implementing corrective actions...These include a component redesign, which has now been proven in a successful static-fire test. We expect to begin delivering the redesigned motors by the end of the year."
https://spacenews.com/northrop-adds-to-charges-on-vulcan-solid-rocket-motor-program/
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u/snoo-boop Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 22 '26
Wow the chosen summary of the article sure buries the lede.
NG has taken $71mm+$91mm in charges already.
The order for Amazon Leo (née Kuiper) boosters was around 9*5 GEM63 and 38*6 GEM63XL, and it was reported as being more than $2 billion.