SpaceX breaks into US national-security space mission
Quote from Ndubuisi Ekekwe on December 24, 2018, 7:11 AMSpaceX, Elon Musk’s space company, breaks into the lucrative market for military space launches dominated by Lockheed Martin and Boeing, when it launched a roughly $500 million GPS satellite built by Lockheed for the military.
A SpaceX rocket carrying a U.S. military navigation satellite blasted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral on Sunday, marking the space transportation company's first national security space mission for the United States.
The Falcon 9 rocket carrying a roughly $500 million GPS satellite built by Lockheed Martin Corp lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 8:51 a.m. local time (1351 GMT).
The successful launch is a significant victory for Elon Musk's privately held rocket company, which has spent years trying to break into the lucrative market for military space launches dominated by Lockheed and Boeing Co.
SpaceX, Elon Musk’s space company, breaks into the lucrative market for military space launches dominated by Lockheed Martin and Boeing, when it launched a roughly $500 million GPS satellite built by Lockheed for the military.
A SpaceX rocket carrying a U.S. military navigation satellite blasted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral on Sunday, marking the space transportation company's first national security space mission for the United States.
The Falcon 9 rocket carrying a roughly $500 million GPS satellite built by Lockheed Martin Corp lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 8:51 a.m. local time (1351 GMT).
The successful launch is a significant victory for Elon Musk's privately held rocket company, which has spent years trying to break into the lucrative market for military space launches dominated by Lockheed and Boeing Co.