USAF Pushes SpaceX Clearance to Mid-2015
By Chris Riback
Posted January 8, 2015 at 5:00amThe Washington Post reports that “the U.S. Air Force said on Wednesday that it expects to clear Elon Musk ’s space venture to compete for Pentagon satellite launches by mid-2015, six months later than previously planned.”
“Mr. Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX, has been aggressively pursuing the multibillion-dollar market for military and intelligence rocket launches that is dominated by a joint venture between Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp.”
“SpaceX sued the Pentagon in an effort to break up an $11 billion, multiyear deal with the joint venture, known as the United Launch Alliance LLC, or ULA. That case continues.”