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ExcokeUnited Launch Alliance and Jeff Bezos ‘Blue’ Olling Waun-billion dollars in contracts with the most sensitive satellites in the Pentagon.
The National Security Launch Awards, announced by the end of Friday, showing deep tying with the Rocket Company in the US and a joint drink of Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp. Awards also show an industry that is rapidly changed, with UlaWin certificationLast week with new Olcan rocket and blue sourcefinally reached the orbitwith the new Glenn in January.
System St Space System Systems Systems saying in a press release that the spacex has won contracts with a $ 5.9 billion; United Launch Alliance expected to receive $ 5.4 billion; and Blue origin is about $ 2.4 billion.
theThe awards meanThat spacex is likely to fly 28 missions, or about 60% of the slate, and the ULA about 19 missions or about 40%.
“A strong and renewed launch in space The foundation is the foundation of our economic development and our national security,” US Space Force Chief Chance Opers Space Salvan said in a statement.
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This is called Phase 3 Lane 2 Awards for additional requested SpaceFlight profiles. They are different thanA class of missionsThe Pentagon will assign another group of river providers, including Spacex, ULA, blue source, additional rocket lab and stage space.
The spacex does not respond to a request for the commentary of the awards, the outlines first reported to reuters.
This story originally shown Fortune.com
