COLORADO SPRINGS, CO -- As United Launch Alliance eyes a late 2016 down-select decision on the engine for its next-generation Vulcan launch vehicle, the company's CEO said this week the performance of Blue Origin's BE-4 during a key risk-reduction test this fall will be a major driver for that decision. ULA is working with both Blue Origin and Aerojet Rocketdyne, with its AR1 engine, to develop an engine for the Vulcan, which will replace the Atlas V launcher and its...
