U.S. Space Force Dumps Northrop and Blue Origin in Favor of Boeing, Lockheed, and SpaceX

I know it's rude to say "I told you so" -- but I kind of did.

Three years ago, when Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) predecessor company Orbital ATK announced a program to build its very first heavy lift rocket -- the "OmegA" -- I predicted that the rocket "may not get built."

First Orbital's, and later Northrop's desire to grab a piece of the lucrative market for launching large satellites into orbit was certainly understandable -- especially with billions of dollars worth of new Pentagon launch contracts coming up. But the truth was that, between United Launch Alliance's Atlas V, Delta IV, and upcoming Vulcan Centaur rockets, SpaceX's Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and envisioned Starship, Blue Origin's planned New Glenn, and the multiple heavy lift rockets being operated abroad by Ariane, by Roscosmos, and by China -- the world was simply awash in big rockets.

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