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| Spacex To Launch U.S. Spy Satellite In First National Security Mission by arabmoney101(m): 5:07pm On Dec 23, 2018 |
A SpaceX rocket carrying a U.S. military navigation satellite blasted off from Florida Cape Canaveral on Sunday, marking the space transportation company first national security space mission for the United States. The Falcon 9 rocket carrying a roughly $500 million GPS satellite built by Lockheed Martin Corp lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 8:51 a.m. local time. Four previous scheduled launches in the last week, including one on Saturday, were canceled due to weather and technical issues. The successful launch is a significant victory for billionaire Elon Musk privately held rocket company, which has spent years trying to break into the lucrative market for military space launches dominated by Lockheed and Boeing Co. SpaceX sued the U.S. Air Force in 2014 over the military award of a multibillion-dollar, non-compete contract for 36 rocket launches to United Launch Alliance, a partnership of Boeing and Lockheed. It dropped the lawsuit in 2015 after the Air Force agreed to open up a competition. The next year, SpaceX won a $83 million Air Force contract to launch the GPS satellite, which will have a lifespan of 15 years, Air Force spokesman William Russell said by phone. Continue reading http://www.imblog.com.ng/viewpop.php?%20suk=184
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| Re: Spacex To Launch U.S. Spy Satellite In First National Security Mission by efighter: 6:55pm On Dec 23, 2018 |
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| Re: Spacex To Launch U.S. Spy Satellite In First National Security Mission by Fash20: 2:41pm On Dec 24, 2018 |
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| Re: Spacex To Launch U.S. Spy Satellite In First National Security Mission by Nobody: 8:05am On Dec 26, 2018 |
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| Re: Spacex To Launch U.S. Spy Satellite In First National Security Mission by Fash20: 8:48am On Dec 26, 2018 |
| Re: Spacex To Launch U.S. Spy Satellite In First National Security Mission by Nobody: 8:58am On Dec 26, 2018 |
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| Re: Spacex To Launch U.S. Spy Satellite In First National Security Mission by Fash20: 9:02am On Dec 26, 2018 |
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