Military Satellite Managers Unhappy About Launch-Cost Dictum

Military satellite designers and program managers are protesting a U.S. Air Force "request" that launch costs be included in spacecraft budgets. USAF officials ordered that "dual manifests be used whenever possible," spreading per-satellite launch expenditures by orbiting multiple spacecraft on one...

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