ASTS to Lead SpaceX Certification Activities at Vandenberg

Pactrick Air Force Base | Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:31:01 -0700

While the official agreement signing ceremony was held at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, Calif., the 1 ASTS and Vandenberg SpaceX team held a local event at Space Launch Complex 4 to mark the start of the certification process. The SLC-4 ...

SMC Signs CRADA to Certify SpaceX Falcon Launcher

Inside GNSS | Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:21:47 -0700

As part of the SpaceX's effort to certify its Falcon 9 v1.1 Launch System for NSS missions, the CRADA facilitates data exchanges and protects proprietary and export-controlled information. A CRADA enables the Air Force to evaluate the Falcon 9 v1.1 ...

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SpaceX launches Falcon 9-R prototype with 'enough thrust to lift a skyscraper'

VentureBeat | Mon, 03 Jun 2013 10:56:25 -0700

As well as continuing development and testing on the Falcon 9, SpaceX is also developing a new rocket called Merlin; the two are intended to be launched together. The high-aiming, big-thinking Musk also said at a recent conference he's thinking about ...

SpaceX signs framework for potential military launch deal

Spaceflight Now | Thu, 13 Jun 2013 02:22:45 -0700

Lt. Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski, commander of the Air Force's Space and Missile Systems Center, and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk sign a cooperative research and development agreement to help certify SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket for military launches. Credit: U.S. Air ...

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