http://www.satnews.com/story.php?number=1047896505
The US Air Force is open to buying rides on previously flown SpaceX rockets to put military satellites into orbit, a move expected to cut launch costs for the Pentagon, the head of the Air Force Space Command said on Thursday. [...] "I would be comfortable if we were to fly on a reused booster," General John "Jay" Raymond told reporters at the USSpace Symposium in Colorado Springs. "They've proven they can do it. ... It's going to get us to lower cost."
SpaceX has so far won three launch contracts to fly military and national security satellites - business previously awarded exclusively to United Launch Alliance, a partnership of Lockheed Martin and Boeing. All those flights will take place on new Falcon 9 rockets.
(Score: 3, Funny) by kaszz on Tuesday April 11 2017, @01:07AM
Guess we won't see Space-X expand into China. Could become some really cheap rocket.
India which supposedly is a H1-B nirvana could perhaps be a workable solution?
Musk: Why won't the rocket fire?
China: Rocket engine very expensive.
Musk: WTF!?
China: See, it looks just like yours.
Musk: But it doesn't work!
China: Looks very nice, very cheap.
;-)