Space Force Cancels Blue Origin, Northrop LSA

Irene Klotz January 29, 2021
Blue Origin is continuing development of its New Glenn family of reusable launchers despite not winning a Space Force launch service contract. Northrop Grumman halted work on its Omega booster.
Credit: Blue Origin
As expected, Blue Origin and Northrup Grumman—losing contenders in the U.S. Space Force’s National Security Space Launch Phase 2 procurement—have had their precursor Launch Service Agreements (LSA) canceled, the Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) confirmed on Jan. 29. “All remaining development...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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