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SpaceX Cleared For US Military Launches

Posted by Soulskill on from the low-earth-orbit-needs-more-lasers dept.

An anonymous reader writes: The U.S. Air Force has given private rocket company SpaceX clearance to launch military satellites into orbit. This disrupts the lock that Boeing and Lockheed Martin have had on military launches for almost a decade. SpaceX will get its first opportunity to bid for such launches in June, when the Air Force posts a contract to launch GPS satellites.

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  1. Unfair competition by DickBreath · · Score: 4, Funny

    Maybe Space X will have a requirement to sell space launches through dealer networks, but United Launch Alliance will not have such a requirement.

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