I have been working at United Launch Alliance full-time for more than 10 years

Pros

This is still, and has always been, an awesome company. Yes, they’re going through a layoff – what company hasn’t? There will be disgruntled employees who are upset over losing their job that they felt secure in. And many of them will post their bitterness on sites like this. The aerospace business is tough. What ULA brings to the table is an unsurpassed dedication to launching the mission successfully. No one has a better record of success. The National Space Security customers value that tremendously, and their next round of contracting will be for two launch vehicle suppliers. “Assured Access to Space” is a concept that is still alive and well, now more than ever. ULA is unquestionably a front-runner to be one of those two down-selected providers. And they have strategic partnerships with Blue Origin, Bigelow, Sierra Nevada and OATK. And they’re developing extremely exciting new upper stage capabilities. And their prices are coming significantly down. These are all fantastic things, and it all rolls up to mean that ULA will be in the business for a long, long time to come. And right when the demographics are turning over is the best time for young people to hire into the company – when there is some clearing of the logjam at the higher labor grades.