After Air Force Launch Reductions, Musk Presses For Falcon 9

The recent turmoil in the Crimean peninsula is adding fuel to Elon Musk's argument against using the Atlas V rocket to launch military satellites. The Lockheed Martin-designed rocket uses a Russian RD-180 engine, and in the context of Russian intervention in Ukraine last week, the outspoken SpaceX...

Subscription Required

 

This content requires a subscription to one of the Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) bundles.

Schedule a demo today to find out how you can access this content and similar content related to your area of the global aviation industry.

Already an AWIN subscriber? Login

 

Did you know?  Aviation Week has won top honors multiple times in the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards, the business-to-business media equivalent of the Pulitzer Prizes.