article_snippet.sent: ULA said the new rocket's first stage will be powered by a pair of liquid-oxygen and liquefied methane engines under development by Blue Origin.
article_snippet.sent: ULA's plan is to skip returning the whole booster, an approach favoured by rival
article_snippet.sent: ULA's plan is to skip returning the whole booster, an approach favoured by rival
article_snippet.sent: This is roughly half the cost of ULA's current Delta 4 Heavy rocket.
article_snippet.sent: Initially, ULA will use ULA existing upper-stage Centaur engine but plans to introduce in 2023 an advanced motor that can recycle waste propellants.
article_snippet.sent: This, ULA claims, will greatly extend ULA orbital lifetime and the number of missions ULA can perform. '
article_snippet.sent: ULA also plans to reduce ULA launch pads from five to two, and offer a standardised menu of fixed launch prices, much like SpaceX, which posts ULA Falcon rocket pricing on ULA website.
article_snippet.sent: ULA will use ULA own profits to bankroll the venture.