Main Engine Cut Off T+45: 2018 Air Force Launch Vehicle Contracts, and the Dim Future of Antares
Apr 20, 2017
36:33
As the award date approaches for the 2018 Air Force launch vehicle development contracts, we keep hearing from Congress about how they would like to see it go. And I discuss the future of Antares and the Next-Generation Launch Vehicle in light of the continuing flights of Cygnus on Atlas V.
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