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>Altas V (actually built by Lockheed Martin, not ULA)

Er, what?

(Missed this before.)

You could maybe, I dunno, click on the wikipedia link and read it.

Oh?

>It was formerly operated by Lockheed Martin and is now operated by United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture with Boeing.

https://twitter.com/torybruno/status/580076118339756034

https://twitter.com/torybruno/status/887340287550345216

Yes, it wasn't built by ULA.

>The Atlas V was developed by Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services

Honestly just stop.

Do you mean originally? ULA is a 50/50 joint venture that Boeing and Lockheed Martin were forced into after almost corporate-espionaging themselves into oblivion. It owns, operates, and manufactures the factories and rockets that each company used to provide independently — Delta from Boeing and Atlas from Lockheed.

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