<i>Beyond that, a logical argument can be made against putting all the national space eggs in one basket.</i><p>If that argument actually carried any weight, then ULA wouldn&#x27;t exist, but Martin, McDonnel Douglas Aerospace, and GD Convair would. That is, the DoD and the defense companies trot out any arguments they feel like, and hope that Congress accepts them.<p>I concur on your analysis of companies that are fat and happy bidding and working on DoD contracts. It&#x27;s really, really hard to turn those companies around.