Draft House bill would scramble Air Force’s rocket engine plan, SpaceNews “The proposed restrictions essentially would forbid the Air Force from funding several recently announced co-investment deals with Orbital ATK, […]
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Commercial Launch: All Government Subsidies Are Not Created Equal
US’ Private Space Industry Opposes Use Of ISRO Launch Vehicles, NDTV “I think the concern about using Indian boosters is not so much the transfer of sensitive technology to a […]
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DoD IG Looks Into Former ULA VP's Comments
Pentagon opens probe of comments by former rocket executive, Yahoo “Defense Secretary Ash Carter last week referred the matter to the Pentagon’s independent watchdog agency following strong statements by Senate […]
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ULA VP Quits Over Controversial Remarks
ULA Exec Resigns After Controversial Statements on McCain, Defense News “The Arizona Republican opened a Thursday SASC appearance by Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Joint Chiefs chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford […]
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DoD Picks Two RD-180 Replacement Efforts
Air Force Awards Final Rocket Propulsion System Prototype OTAs, Space and Missile Systems Center “Today the Space and Missile Systems Center awarded the final Other Transaction Agreements for shared public-private […]
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Congress Seeks to Reverse RD-180 Legislation (Update)
McCarthy Introduces Legislation to Reinstate Ban on Russian Rocket Engines “Today, Congressman Kevin McCarthy introduced legislation to reinstate congressionally imposed restrictions on the purchase of RD-180 rocket engines (Russian rocket […]
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ULA Embraces The Dark Side of the Force
Is there a new reusable age around the corner? Sober analysis says no. https://t.co/k6OXJszMLB — George Sowers (@george_sowers) January 2, 2016 Keith’s note: Now that Sen. Shelby has used his […]
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ULA Vs SpaceX: Just Bring More Money
Washington’s ‘Star Wars’, Politico “A Washington brawl has broken out over the future of the U.S. military’s ability to reach orbit, with the powerhouse combo of Boeing and Lockheed Martin […]
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Congress Blinks on RD-180s
Spending Bill Lifts RD-180 Ban, Puts ULA Back in Competitive Game, SpaceNews “A massive U.S. government spending bill, released by lawmakers Dec. 16, effectively lifts a ban on the Russian […]
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McCain Calls B.S. on ULA Decision Not to Bid
Sen. McCain blasts Lockheed Martin-Boeing joint venture for dropping out of launch competition, Washington Post “In a statement last month, ULA said “it wants nothing more to compete,” but was […]