Air Force Expects To Certify SpaceX By Month's End

By James Drew / February 13, 2015 at 4:42 PM
ORLANDO, FL -- SpaceX could be certified to conduct national security space launches by the end of February, and a wide-ranging review of the new entrant certification process is expected to take another 90 days, according to Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James. The first part of the service's review of the new entrant certification process -- which is being led by former Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Larry Welch -- will focus on facilitating SpaceX's entry into the...

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