Quick, Cheap Launch
Proposed ideas for small, responsive tactical satellites quickly run into a big roadblock--the launcher for a $5-million satellite will cost $25 million, and will take weeks to months to be scheduled. In the words of an industry executive, there is an "impedance mismatch" between promising new...
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