On: NASA has selected SpaceX for GOES-U mission

[_rgek]

Bezos lawsuit countdown commences!

[JKCalhoun → _rgek]

In fact I wish SpaceX had a worthy rival. They're practically becoming a monopoly of space transportation by default.

[sidcool → JKCalhoun]

Definitely. Competition is healthy. But what Bezos is doing seems like a patent troll thing.

[mchusma → sidcool]

I actually think Elon would agree in many ways that he would like to see a viable competitor. He has said as such many times, and his actions generally back that up.

[tehbeard → JKCalhoun]

Isn't ULA a worthy rival?

TBF I haven't kept up with their side and how they're doing with rocket R&D, but I know they're a fairly solid launch provider.