Space“United Starting Alliance” and “Blue Origin Jeff Bezos” concluded billions of dollars in contracts to throw away the most sensitive Pentagon companions for several years.
The National Security launch awards announced at the end of Friday reflect the deepening of Elon Musk’s missile companies, which made with the US government and its strong problem for many years of ULA, a joint venture joint venture Boiling To u Lockheed Martin Corp. also show a rapidly developing industry with ulaWinning certificationLast week of its new Vulcan rocket and blue originFinally reach orbitWith its new Glenn in January.
In the press release, the US space systems team stated that SpaceX had won contracts expected $ 5.9 billion; Join Running Alliance should have been obtained 5.4 billion dollars; and Blue origin is about 2.4 billion dollars.
ARewards meanThis SPACEX can fly 28 missions, or about 60% slate, and ULA about 19 missions or about 40%.
“The reliable and sustainable architecture of the launch of the space is the basis of both our economic prosperity and our national security,” the US Space Space Operations said in a statement.
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These so -called phase 3 lane rewards are designed for more demanding space flight profiles. They are separate fromclass of missionsThe Pentagon will appoint another launch providers group that includes SpaceX, ULA, Blue Origin, as well as the rocket laboratory and the stroke space.
SpaceX did not respond to a comment on the awards whose outlines were first reported by Reuters.
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