US Air Force announces rocket deal with SpaceX for military satellite
By: Andrew C. Jarocki  
WASHINGTON — U.S. Air Force Space Command will send a new military satellite into space in 2020 with the help of SpaceX.
The AFSC’s Space and Missile Systems Center announced Friday a $130 million contract with the rocket design and manufacturing company.
The relatively low-cost price tag secured the deal for SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket, beating out main rival United Launch Alliance (composed of Boeing and Lockheed Martin) by tens of millions of dollars and earning praise from the Air Force.
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