ULA gets $149.4 million for NROL-68 | DOS approves Apache Sale to Qatar | Leonardo reports strong Numbers for first Quarter

The Rockets’ Red Ink: from EELV to a Competitive Space Launch Future

Boeing Delta IV Heavy (click to view full) The EELV program was designed to reduce the cost of government space launches through greater contractor competition, and modifiable rocket families whose system requirements emphasized simplicity, commonality,...
ULA gets $149.4 million for NROL-68 | DOS approves Apache Sale to Qatar | Leonardo reports strong Numbers for first Quarter

LCAC Hovercraft: US Navy’s Champion Schleppers Get SLEPped

LCAC versatility (click to view full) The US military calls them Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC). They’re high-speed, fully amphibious hovercraft capable of carrying a 60-ton payload (75 tons in overload) over water and land at speeds in excess of 40 knots and...