米宇宙軍,ロケット4社をロケット技術開発プロジェクトパートナーに選定

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SpaceNews(9/25)
Blue Origin, Rocket Lab, ULAが上段関連技術開発、SpaceXはRaptorエンジン開発。費用は官民共同拠出。

  • Blue Origin will receive $24.3 million for cryogenic fluid management for its New Glenn rocket’s second stage.
  • Rocket Lab gets $24.3 million for upper stage development of its future launch vehicle Neutron.
  • SpaceX gets $14.4 million for testing technologies for its next-generation Raptor engine: rapid throttling and restart testing; liquid methane specification development and testing; and combustion stability analysis and testing.
  • ULA gets $24.3 million for uplink command and control for Centaur 5, the upper stage of the company’s new rocket Vulcan Centaur.