Comments on: Air Force releases request for launch proposals https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/air-force-releases-request-for-launch-proposals/ Sun, 08 Oct 2017 18:52:58 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: mpthompson https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/air-force-releases-request-for-launch-proposals/#comment-1015016 Sun, 08 Oct 2017 18:52:58 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=48161#comment-1015016 I wonder what the Air Force thinks of the SpaceX’s BFR. It seems the military would likely be the first customer who could take advantage of the payload capacity promised by such a rocket.

]]> By: wodun https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/air-force-releases-request-for-launch-proposals/#comment-1014870 Sat, 07 Oct 2017 21:26:13 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=48161#comment-1014870 The article is a little unclear but they use the word prototype, so would participants be designing new launchers? Would BO enter their own rocket or just sell engines to others?

With all of the recent advancements, it will be cool to see what companies come up with.

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