18 November 2015
Elon Musk's SpaceX may partner with the U.S. government
... contract is nearing its expiration date. One of the major setbacks faced by ULA recently was the new Pentagon ban on Russian RD-180 rocket engines, often used by ULA in the past. SpaceX, in turn, is able to provide a much...
13 April 2020
Russia to cut launch rates after price war with SpaceX
... that SpaceX's low pricing is only possible due to top-ups in funding from the NASA and the Pentagon. After NASA retired its space shuttles in 2011 to make way for a new space exploration program, the...
24 June 2020
US steps up space weaponisation rhetoric
... Kitay announced the document on behalf of Secretary of Defense Mark Esper in a press briefing (17 June) livestreamed from the Pentagon, where Kitay made it clear that the department chose the term “weaponisation” on purpose. When a reporter asked...
