USAF moves ahead on Minuteman II smallsat launchers

The U.S. Air Force will issue a request for proposals in early March to convert Minuteman II ICBMs into low-cost launchers for small satellites, according to AF officials. "We're ready to go out with a request for proposals around the first of March," Lt. Col. Ronald Miller, the AF's launch test...

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