Space Force to fly previously used SpaceX boosters for the first time in two upcoming GPS III missions

By Courtney Albon / September 25, 2020 at 1:06 PM
The Space Force announced today it has reached an agreement with SpaceX to launch two future GPS III missions with previously flown boosters -- the first National Security Space Launch missions to fly with a re-used first stage. The service's Program Executive Officer for Space Lt. Gen. John Thompson said in a Sept. 25 press release that it "welcome[s] SpaceX's innovative reuse into the National Security Space Launch program." The announcement follows a contract modification announced in June that allowed...

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