The U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) certificated SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch system for national security space missions, such as launching military satellites.
The successful conclusion of the two-year-long certification process means the private space transport company is now eligible to bid on national security missions against United Launch Alliance (ULA) and its Atlas 5.
“This is an important step toward bringing competition to National Security Space launch,” SpaceX CEO and founder Elon Musk said in a prepared statement. “We thank the Air Force for its confidence in us and look forward to serving it well.”
SpaceX can begin competing for projects in June when the Air Force is expected to open up launch service proposals for its next-generation GPS 3 satellites.
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The successful conclusion of the two-year-long certification process means the private space transport company is now eligible to bid on national security missions against United Launch Alliance (ULA) and its Atlas 5.
“This is an important step toward bringing competition to National Security Space launch,” SpaceX CEO and founder Elon Musk said in a prepared statement. “We thank the Air Force for its confidence in us and look forward to serving it well.”
SpaceX can begin competing for projects in June when the Air Force is expected to open up launch service proposals for its next-generation GPS 3 satellites.
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