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SpaceX wins $733M Space Force launch contract
SpaceX was awarded an eight-launch, $733 million contract by the U.S. Space Force on Friday, as part of an ongoing program intended to foster competition
SpaceX was awarded an eight-launch, $733 million contract by the U.S. Space Force on Friday, as part of an ongoing program intended to foster competition among launch providers. At the time, the Space Force acknowledged that the pool of awardees was small, but that it aimed to account for this by allowing companies to bid on Lane 1 on an annual basis. In a press release announcing the contract, Lt. Col. Douglas Downs, SSC’s materiel leader for space launch procurement, said the force expects to see “increasing competition and diversity” with the ability to on-ramp new providers.
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