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Boeing sees Space Launch System rocket fit for Pentagon missions

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Reuters
Published: Mar 8, 2023, 18:36 GMT+00:00

By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boeing is interested in offering its gigantic Space Launch System rocket for an upcoming U.S. military launch procurement program potentially worth billions of dollars, the company said Wednesday, signaling a new strategy for a rocket once exclusive to NASA missions.

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By Joey Roulette

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing is interested in offering its gigantic Space Launch System rocket for an upcoming U.S. military launch procurement program potentially worth billions of dollars, the company said Wednesday, signaling a new strategy for a rocket once exclusive to NASA missions.

“The Space Launch System’s deep space capability enables the national security, science and space community missions,” a Boeing spokesman said, responding to a Reuters inquiry.

“We believe the proven SLS capabilities can be an asset for the U.S. Air Force’s National Security Space Launch Phase 3 contract.”

(Reporting by Joey Roulette)

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