Boeing And Lockheed Strike Back Against Elon Musk, Business Insider The head of Lockheed Martin’s space division approached the issue in these stark terms during an interview with the Financial […]
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And People Wonder Why Government Space Is So Expensive
Air Force spending $60 million to certify Musk’s SpaceX, Stars and Stripes “The Air Force is spending about $60 million and using as many as 100 people to certify billionaire […]
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McCain Questions USAF EELV Procurement
Sen. McCain Seeks Information on AIr Force’s EELV Program “U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) today sent two letters regarding the Air Force’s Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program – a […]
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Senate Appropriations Hearing on National Security Space Launch Program
GAO: National Defense: Air Force’s Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Competitive Procurement “If DOD requires all offers to contain both fixed-price and cost-reimbursement features for launch services and capability, respectively, similar […]
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USAF Still Can't Make Reusable Booster System Case
Reusable Booster System Business Case Incomplete; Underlying Technologies Show Significant Potential, NRC “Due to uncertainties in the business case and yet-to-be mitigated technology risks associated with the Reusable Booster System […]
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AIAA Honors Maj. Gen. James B. Armor (retired)
James B. Armor Wins 2012 AIAA von Braun Award for Excellence in Space Program Management, AIAA “The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is pleased to announce that the […]
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X-51 Status Update
X-51A Flight Ends Prematurely, USAF “The X-51 safely separated from the B-52 and the rocket booster fired as planned. However, after 16 seconds, a fault was identified with one of […]
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Congress Looks Into USAF EELV Procurement Strategy
USAF Support For ULA Is Scrutinized, Aviation Week The chairman and the top Democrat on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence even go so far in an Aug. 2 […]
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Survey: U.S. Space Industry 'Deep Dive'
Department of Commerce BIS Survey: U.S. Space Industry ‘Deep Dive’ “The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Office of Technology Evaluation, in coordination with the U.S. Air Force, the National […]
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Tiny, Speedy, Cheaper?
Smaller, Quicker, Secret, Robotic: Inside America’s New Space Force, Wired “From huge, slow and expensive to tiny, speedy and cheaper, Atlantis’ and the X-37s brief proximity last summer represented a […]