Lynn: Space Goals Manifested In EELV Budget, New Acquisition Approach

By Jordana Mishory, Titus Ledbetter III / February 4, 2011 at 9:56 PM
The Pentagon intends to make a "stronger commitment" to the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicles program in its soon-to-be-released budget request as it establishes a new approach to space acquisition, Deputy Defense Secretary Bill Lynn said today. Announcing the release of the first National Security Space Strategy, Lynn told reporters that the commitment to the launch vehicle program and the Evolutionary Acquisition for Space Efficiency (EASE) approach are “concrete manifestations” of the department's desire to protect U.S. advantages in space and...

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