Main Engine Cut OffAir Force Begs ULA to Bid on Next GPS III Launch
In order to avoid a repeat, this time the Air Force issued a draft request for proposals to both companies in order to gather input. That way, neither SpaceX nor ULA can claim the language is truly tilted against them, and both companies would be willing to participate, the service's thinking goes.
Here’s hoping they don’t “bend over backwards” on this one.