SpaceX Loses Out On U.S. Air Force Next-Gen Launcher Development

Credit: Blue Origin Concept
In an ironic twist to the rapidly changing story of the U.S. space launch industry, market disruptor SpaceX, with its cut-rate pricing and innovative reusable technology, lost out on a U.S. Air Force Launch Service Agreement (LSA) development contract, which went to competitors United Launch...

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