Tag: United Launch Alliance

And the Dam Begins to Break, SpaceX Awarded First EELV Class Launches
By 2012.12.05 1 Comments Read More →

And the Dam Begins to Break, SpaceX Awarded First EELV Class Launches

Following up on yesterday’s surprise announcement  in Space News that the Air Force was setting aside 14 EELV class launch opportunities for competitive bidding starting in 2015, Aviation Week is reporting that a separate but related Air Force launch procurement effort, the Orbital/Suborbital (OSP-3) is making its first two awards to SpaceX.  The OSP program is functioning both […]

Posted in: EELV, SpaceX, United Launch Alliance
EELV Update : A Split Decision and a New Beginning
By 2012.12.04 2 Comments Read More →

EELV Update : A Split Decision and a New Beginning

Note: This replaces a prior post to reflect new information Space News is reporting that the Pentagon has decided to break the United Launch Alliance  EELV monopoly, and open up the program to competition. Under the new plan, the Air Force is authorized to proceed with a block buy of “up to” 36 launch cores from current monopoly vendor United Launch Alliance, […]

Posted in: EELV
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