T+50: Boeing Gets XS-1, SpaceX Gets X-37B
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Boeing’s proposal won Phases 2 and 3 of DARPA’s XS-1 program, and I’m pretty bummed about it. And the Air Force announced that SpaceX will launch the fifth X-37B mission in August.
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- DARPA selects Boeing for spaceplane project - SpaceNews.com
- Bulgariasat launch realigns; SpaceX secures X-37B launch contract | NASASpaceFlight.com
- SpaceX will launch next secret X-37 Air Force mission - SpaceNews.com
- Tory Bruno says ULA didn’t get to compete for Air Force X-37B launch that went to SpaceX - SpaceNews.com
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