Comments on: A war of words in EELV court filings (updated) http://www.spacepolitics.com/2014/05/05/a-war-of-words-in-eelv-court-filings/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-war-of-words-in-eelv-court-filings Because sometimes the most important orbit is the Beltway... Wed, 17 Sep 2014 13:35:41 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 By: Ad Astra http://www.spacepolitics.com/2014/05/05/a-war-of-words-in-eelv-court-filings/#comment-482628 Wed, 07 May 2014 19:22:27 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=7072#comment-482628 Here are the working links:

Sure enough, PAC recipients and letter signatories look awfully alike… Funny how that works.

]]> By: josh http://www.spacepolitics.com/2014/05/05/a-war-of-words-in-eelv-court-filings/#comment-482596 Wed, 07 May 2014 15:15:56 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=7072#comment-482596 nexis is an unpaid intern in the law firm handling this case for ula. he has been given the thankless task of spreading fud online. he’s failing miserably at doing so. ha!

]]> By: Nexis? http://www.spacepolitics.com/2014/05/05/a-war-of-words-in-eelv-court-filings/#comment-482513 Wed, 07 May 2014 06:16:47 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=7072#comment-482513 Google 4 more

http://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=9e2e8ba6-b6a9-4d3a-9a45-b2199b84e22b

http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/pacgot.php?cmte=C00411116&cycle=2010

]]> By: Stephen C. Smith http://www.spacepolitics.com/2014/05/05/a-war-of-words-in-eelv-court-filings/#comment-482472 Tue, 06 May 2014 23:59:03 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=7072#comment-482472 By the way, boys and girls, neither of the links posted by “Nexis?” work. No surprise.

]]> By: Nexis? http://www.spacepolitics.com/2014/05/05/a-war-of-words-in-eelv-court-filings/#comment-482455 Tue, 06 May 2014 22:09:49 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=7072#comment-482455 From Watergate days; “Follow the Money”

Is Elon Musk buying all the Senators who signed this Feinstein letter regarding the RD-180 http://www.feinstein.senate.go…

They all received funds with SpaceX PAC Money? http://www.opensecrets.org/pac…

Is there a Nexis? Why only these Senators?
Many questions, few real answers.

]]> By: Jim Nobles http://www.spacepolitics.com/2014/05/05/a-war-of-words-in-eelv-court-filings/#comment-482428 Tue, 06 May 2014 19:36:06 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=7072#comment-482428 Bigelow has stated that he wants/needs two providers in order to do business. That’s why I wonder what they are thinking over at Bigelow Aerospace now.

]]> By: Andrew Swallow http://www.spacepolitics.com/2014/05/05/a-war-of-words-in-eelv-court-filings/#comment-482412 Tue, 06 May 2014 18:51:45 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=7072#comment-482412

I wonder what Bigelow Aerospace thinks about all this? If the RD-180 is gone for good (probably won’t happen-too much money at stake.) then who will be his second taxi service?

This has already been solved. The Bigelow Aerospace website quotes the price of flying to a BA-330 from two companies. If the Atlas V is unavailable then customers will have to use a Falcon 9 + Dragon.

]]> By: Ben Russell-Gough http://www.spacepolitics.com/2014/05/05/a-war-of-words-in-eelv-court-filings/#comment-482359 Tue, 06 May 2014 13:46:17 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=7072#comment-482359 Yes; however, I think it will be State and Treasury’s opinions that will decide the matter.

]]> By: Ben Russell-Gough http://www.spacepolitics.com/2014/05/05/a-war-of-words-in-eelv-court-filings/#comment-482358 Tue, 06 May 2014 13:43:37 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=7072#comment-482358 The best-case scenario involves ULA getting off its backside and acting to source an alternate core engine for the Atlas-V. I’m sure that USAF and NASA will be more than glad to fast-track certification of the new powerplant.

]]> By: Curtis Quick http://www.spacepolitics.com/2014/05/05/a-war-of-words-in-eelv-court-filings/#comment-482353 Tue, 06 May 2014 13:09:38 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=7072#comment-482353 This can turn out well for free-market competition in the launch industry if policy influences continue to play the Russia card, for members of Congress to decide there is much to be gained by jumping on this issue to thwart the Russians (and sound patriotic while doing so), and for Russian leaders to continue to call Americans “Morons” even while they occupy the Ukraine. In fact the more the Russians speak out against this, and the more ULA dismisses SpaceX’s accusations out of hand, the less likely it will be that the block buy deal will be allowed to stand.

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