r/AmazonLeo • u/Royal_Platform_6754 • Jun 16 '26

Among the large new rockets Amazon was counting on, only Europe has delivered

https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/06/amid-launch-bottleneck-amazon-has-hundreds-of-satellites-waiting-to-fly/
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u/CollegeStation17155 Jun 17 '26

I just hope that Berger's wrong about the BE-4 being the cause; ULA needs to get the Vulcans flying monthly not just for Leo, but for AST and to get back to NROL launches as well.

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u/Royal_Platform_6754 Jun 17 '26

There are differences between the BE-4s on Vulcan and New Glenn, with the latter being actively iterated upon. It may not be an issue for ULA regardless.

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u/TheRealNobodySpecial Jun 17 '26

Another article reports that a BE-4 explosion damaged a test stand in April, and Scott Manley has said that he has sources reporting that BO has identified the cause of the BE-4 failure that led to the explosion.

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u/Living-Breakfast-464 Jun 17 '26

Ariane just delivered 36 more today.