The 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.”