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Space Force Expands Launch Budget, Targets Over $30B in Military Satellite Missions

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Source: Ars Technica
Space Force Expands Launch Budget, Targets Over $30B in Military Satellite Missions
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The Space Force has raised the Lane 1 cap for its National Security Space Launch program to $17 billion and, with 25 additional Lane 2 missions identified, the combined ceiling for Lane 1 and Lane 2 now exceeds $30 billion as the Pentagon signals rising demand for military satellite launches; Lane 1 will broaden participation beyond SpaceX, ULA, and Blue Origin to include Rocket Lab, Stoke Space, Relativity Space, and Impulse Space, while Lane 2 remains limited to SpaceX’s Falcon 9/Heavy and ULA’s Vulcan for high-priority missions.

Topics:business#national-security-space-launch#space#space-force#spacex#ula
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