The U.S. Space Force announced its latest allotments of national security launch contracts to Blue Origin, SpaceX and United Launch Alliance.

The awards are part of the service’s National Security Space Launch program, which it uses to acquire nearly all military space launches.

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Rocket Lab, a growing competitor to SpaceX, has been selected by the U.S. Space Force to compete for high-priority national ...

Rocket Lab, which launches from Hawke's Bay and the US, has won into a significant Pentagon contract, which includes billions ...