U.S. Air Force Plans Reusable Space Booster
By Guy Norris . Los Angeles .
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Stretched between growing operational space demands and shrinking budgets, the U.S. Air Force is funding the first major research phases of a reusable booster system (RBS) intended to replace its costly expendable launchers. Although the value of the initial contracts to Andrews Space, Boeing and Lockheed Martin is only $2 million each, the ... |