Why a Once-Dominant Rocket Maker Is Trying to Catch Up to SpaceX

Jul 02, 07:01 AM

United Launch Alliance long had a virtual monopoly on national-security missions. Now Elon Musk’s SpaceX has usurped its position. WSJ reporter Micah Maidenberg tells host Zoe Thomas about the challenges ULA’s new rocket has faced. Plus, to power new data centers tech companies are turning to nuclear power.

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United Launch Alliance long had a virtual monopoly on national-security missions. Now Elon Musk’s SpaceX has usurped its position. WSJ reporter Micah Maidenberg tells host Zoe Thomas about the challenges ULA’s new rocket has faced. Plus, to power new data centers tech companies are turning to nuclear power.


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