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Blue Origin, SpaceX, ULA win $5.6 billion in Pentagon launch contracts (spacenews.com)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/spaceflight

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

It's still weird to me that Blue can win without having made orbit. The delays and teething issues with Vulcan should be enough evidence that NSSL should require more proof before awarding contracts like this.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Another article: Blue Origin joins SpaceX and ULA in new round of military launch contracts

[–] Lightrider -2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Stop giving drug addict Elon Musk government money.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

And give it to...? SpaceX is the only American company consistently launching anything remotely big these days.