Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This month is turning into a fiery one for the space industry. We just witnessed Blue Origin’s New Glenn make history a few days ago by landing its booster on a ship in the ocean for the first time, and now ULA has finally launched the Atlas Five after a long break. But one thing is becoming very clear… none of these companies can make their launches as smooth and consistent as SpaceX. And just like Blue Origin’s mission, ULA’s launch also ran into several problems before liftoff — and we’re going to break down exactly what happened in this video.
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After a very long time, ULA finally launched the Atlas Five, but this launch showed clearly how many problems the company is still facing. The mission itself was a normal communications-satellite delivery, something Atlas Five has done many times. The real issue was everything that happened before liftoff. The launch was delayed again and again because a liquid-oxygen vent valve on the booster was not working properly. ULA had to stop the countdown more than once, take the rocket back to the building, change the part, and bring it out again. Only after all that did the Atlas Five finally take off. Yes, the rocket performed perfectly once it left the pad, but it took way too much effort to get there.
This month is turning into a fiery one for the space industry. We just witnessed Blue Origin’s New Glenn make history a few days ago by landing its booster on a ship in the ocean for the first time, and now ULA has finally launched the Atlas Five after a long break. But one thing is becoming very clear… none of these companies can make their launches as smooth and consistent as SpaceX. And just like Blue Origin’s mission, ULA’s launch also ran into several problems before liftoff — and we’re going to break down exactly what happened in this video.
Before we dive in any deeper, make sure to subscribe to the channel so you don’t miss any future updates.
After a very long time, ULA finally launched the Atlas Five, but this launch showed clearly how many problems the company is still facing. The mission itself was a normal communications-satellite delivery, something Atlas Five has done many times. The real issue was everything that happened before liftoff. The launch was delayed again and again because a liquid-oxygen vent valve on the booster was not working properly. ULA had to stop the countdown more than once, take the rocket back to the building, change the part, and bring it out again. Only after all that did the Atlas Five finally take off. Yes, the rocket performed perfectly once it left the pad, but it took way too much effort to get there.
