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Tory Bruno says ULA didn’t get to compete for Air Force X-37B launch that went to SpaceX - SpaceNews.com
The Air Force went straight to SpaceX and bypassed ULA. Someone in the comments pointed out that the Air Force may have bypassed ULA since they had already done four flights to have a secondary launch option with SpaceX. A successful launch would prove that SpaceX was a viable alternative.
Tory Bruno says ULA didn’t get to compete for Air Force X-37B launch that went to SpaceX - SpaceNews.com
The Air Force went straight to SpaceX and bypassed ULA. Someone in the comments pointed out that the Air Force may have bypassed ULA since they had already done four flights to have a secondary launch option with SpaceX. A successful launch would prove that SpaceX was a viable alternative.
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