Tuesday, February 19, 2019

SpaceX Wins $297M For New Air Force Launch Missions

Hawthorne-based SpaceX has scored $297M more in a launch contract from the U.S. Air Force, the launch three new missions into space. According to the Air Force Space and Missle Systems Center, SpaceX won one of two Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) launch services contracts, worth a total of $297M. The contract is for the delivery of three, Air Force missions--the AFSPC-44, NROL-85, and NROL-87 missions, into space. The Air Force also awarded another $441.76M contract to SpaceX competitor ULA, for similar launches. Image: an earlier SpaceX launch of NROL-76 into space in 2017.

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