Contracts Awarded for Hybrid Launch Vehicle Study

Credit: NORTHROP GRUMMAN
The U.S. Air Force is issuing 14-month study contracts aimed at developing a partially reusable, rapid-response launch system to place 10,000-15,000-lb. payloads into low Earth orbit within 24-48 hr. of notification. The findings could lead to a subscale demonstrator being built and flown around...

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