Breaking News | Air Force awards big launch contacts to SpaceX, ULA

March 14, 2018 View this email in your browser   Air Force awards big launch contracts to SpaceX and ULA   WASHINGTON — The Air Force on Wednesday awarded two major launch contracts to SpaceX and United Launch Alliance. Under the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program, SpaceX received a $290 million firm-fixed-price contract for three GPS 3 missions. ULA was awarded a $351 million firm-fixed-price deal for Air Force Space Command (AFSPC)-8 and AFSPC-12 satellites launches. This is the fourth competition under the current Phase 1A EELV procurement where there has been more than one competitor for national security space missions. Sponsored by   Honeywell Our next-generation satellite technology delivers smaller, more flexible and cost efficient solutions for single craft or constellations. Copyright © 2018 SpaceNews Inc., All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: SpaceNews Inc. 1414 Prince St, Suite 204 Alexandria, VA 22314