Viasat books ULA Atlas 5 for a ViaSat-3 satellite launch - SpaceNews.com
Certainly there's a bit of journalistic flourish on that one. I think the article also implies that the payload is likely too big for a falcon 9.
Of course, from an operator standpoint it makes sense to diversify your supply chain, so this likely has a heavy dose of "no news here" to it. In the bigger picture, its actually good that commercial operators still find non-SpaceX launch providers viable alternatives--especially an American alternative (which have always been pretty cost prohibitive).
In related news: Eutelsat becomes first Ariane 6 commercial customer with five-satellite launch contract - SpaceNews.com
Certainly there's a bit of journalistic flourish on that one. I think the article also implies that the payload is likely too big for a falcon 9.
Of course, from an operator standpoint it makes sense to diversify your supply chain, so this likely has a heavy dose of "no news here" to it. In the bigger picture, its actually good that commercial operators still find non-SpaceX launch providers viable alternatives--especially an American alternative (which have always been pretty cost prohibitive).
In related news: Eutelsat becomes first Ariane 6 commercial customer with five-satellite launch contract - SpaceNews.com