U.S. Space Force Expands NSSL Vendor Pool To More Than Rocket Builders

Impulse Space upper-stage vehicle

Impulse Space will find its own rides to orbit as the inaugural upper-stage vehicle provider in the Space Force’s NSSL program.

Credit: Impulse Space
The U.S. Space Force continues to widen the field of companies eligible to compete for lower-risk national security launch missions, even as the service remains heavily dependent on SpaceX while a new generation of providers races toward operational readiness. Two new contracts bring Phase 3 Lane 1...
Vivienne Machi

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Los Angeles.

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