Latest News in the Business and Financial World

Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Log in
  • Home
  • Company News & Financials
  • OTC Markets
  • Tech & Science
  • Health & LifeStyle
  • About WS OTC
    • Analysts & Contributors
    • Contact Us
    • Advertising
    • Feedback
    • Privacy Policy GDPR
  • Mobile
  • Latest News
    • New Theories Explain the Disappearance of the Mayan Civilization
    • What Happens If Coral Reefs Die?
    • Monsanto Loses Lawsuit for its Herbicide Products
    • Mankind (MNKD) shares Plunge after FDA Approves Afrezza, inhaled Insulin for Diabetes patients
    • Psychologists Confirm that Violent Video Games Boost Aggressiveness
    • World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor Release Date on Nov 13
    • iPass Global Hotspot Map Unveils Worldwide Wi-fi Coverage

Pages

  • About Wall Street OTC
  • Advertising
  • Analysts & Contributors
  • Contact
  • Feedback
  • Mobile
  • Privacy Policy GDPR
  • Terms of Service

Recent Posts

  • SF Hospital Slaps New Parents with $19K Bill for Baby Treatment
  • Furious Trump Blasts Harley-Davidson for Moving Production Overseas
  • Warning! MRI Machines Could Poison You
  • Flight Attendants More Likely to Get Certain Cancers
  • More Red Meat Allergy Cases Related to Lone Star Tick Bites

SpaceX Certification Heralds Military Market Opportunities

May 27, 2015 By Alan O’Leary Leave a Comment

Email, RSS Follow

sapcex receives pentagon certification for eelv program

Ellon Musk’s SpaceX is soaring higher and higher and has just received the certification that will pave the way for important military contracts. According to an announcement on Tuesday, it has just received a US Air Force certification allowing it to launch satellites for the Pentagon.

SpaceX’s certification was announced by Lieutenant General Samuel Greaves himself. The Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center commander explained that this new certification now allows SpaceX to be eligible, alongside two other certified launch providers, for the award of national security space launch missions.

The aerospace company can now compete with the joint space venture of Boeing Defense, Space & Security and Lockheed Martin, dubbed United Launch Alliance.

Until recently, the United Launch Alliance had monopolized the EELV program. But SpaceX argued that such a monopoly was unfair and sued the US Air Force last year. Of course, the lawsuit was a risky move, especially since SpaceX’s biggest customer (if the suit would have ended in Musk’s favor) would have been represented by the US Air Force.

Luckily, SpaceX let the lawsuit go in January 2015 when it began its certification process.

As Deborah Lee James, Secretary of the Air Force explains, this opportunity is unparalleled for both the Department of Defense and the Air Force. Since SpaceX has entered the battlefield, both the DOD and the Air Force expect significant cost reductions.

“SpaceX’s emergence as a viable commercial launch provider provides the opportunity to compete launch services for the first time in almost a decade,” she said, while adding that competition will allow the leveraging of commercial space markets to force costs down.

The 13-year-old company that Musk founded has been in and out of courtrooms attempting to obtain this certification from the Pentagon. This announcement only highlights a two-year-long effort on both SpaceX and the Air Force’s part. Both had hoped to finalize the certification process and ensure that honest competition becomes a part of the EELV (evolved expendable launch vehicle) program.

In order to obtain its Pentagon certification, SpaceX had to comply with over 125 certification criteria and to fulfill over 2,800 discrete tasks. Additionally, the aerospace company was also required to conduct 3 distinct certification flight demonstrations as well as perform over 150 payload interface verifications and 700 audits.

In the future, the Air Force will draw from SpaceX’s audits, subsystem reviews and interface requirements so as to be able to establish the technical baseline which deems future flight contenders worthy or unworthy for launch.

These efforts required massive investment on the Air Force’s part as well. In total it had to invest well over $60 million and 150 people in the certification proceedings.

“Our intent is to promote the viability of multiple EELV-class launch providers as soon as feasible,” Lieutenant Greaves said.

In the future, other launch service providers (such as SpaceX) will have the opportunity of proving their design, qualification and production capabilities. They will be required to also present and deliver their launch systems as well as provide the support necessary to deliver satellites into orbit.
Image Source: Space Flight Now

Email, RSS Follow
The following two tabs change content below.
  • Bio
  • Latest Posts

Alan O’Leary

Alan is a happily-married, New York-based writer with over 5 years of experience in journalism. He mainly focuses on subjects such as international politics, arts culture, social media and national news.

Latest posts by Alan O’Leary (see all)

  • Woman Found Alive After Missing for 42 Years - Oct 30, 2017
  • October Will Welcome The Draconid Meteor Shower And The Orionids - Oct 6, 2017
  • Scientists Are At A Loss After Unearthing A Porpoise Grave - Sep 22, 2017

Filed Under: Tech & Science

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 72 other subscribers

Mom holding newborn's hands

SF Hospital Slaps New Parents with $19K Bill for Baby Treatment

Jun 29, 2018 By Anne-Marie Jackson Leave a Comment

Harley-Davidson biker

Furious Trump Blasts Harley-Davidson for Moving Production Overseas

Jun 28, 2018 By Anne-Marie Jackson Leave a Comment

MRI machine

Warning! MRI Machines Could Poison You

Jun 27, 2018 By Anne-Marie Jackson Leave a Comment

Flight Attendants More Likely to Get Certain Cancers

Jun 27, 2018 By Anne-Marie Jackson Leave a Comment

Lone star tick sitting on a succulent leaf

More Red Meat Allergy Cases Related to Lone Star Tick Bites

Jun 26, 2018 By Anne-Marie Jackson Leave a Comment

Time magazine cover

Time Admits Sobbing Cover Girl Was Not Separated from Parents

Jun 26, 2018 By Anne-Marie Jackson Leave a Comment

Sunshine and green leaves

Vitamin D Deficiency Could Boost Risk of Lung Disease

Jun 25, 2018 By Anne-Marie Jackson Leave a Comment

Green-light laser pointer

Greek Boy’s Retina Severely Damaged by Laser Pointer

Jun 22, 2018 By Anne-Marie Jackson Leave a Comment

Red Tesla car

Tesla Suing ‘Whistleblower’ over Data Theft

Jun 21, 2018 By Anne-Marie Jackson Leave a Comment

Boiled eggs and mayonnaise

Eating too Clean Can Lead to Orthorexia

Jun 20, 2018 By Anne-Marie Jackson Leave a Comment

NYC mayor Bill de Blasio

NYC Will Allow People to Smoke Pot in Public

Jun 20, 2018 By Anne-Marie Jackson Leave a Comment

A kitten and a puppy sleeping in a bed while hugging each other

Who Is Smarter Between Cats and Dogs? Researchers Have an Answer (Study)

Jun 19, 2018 By Anne-Marie Jackson Leave a Comment

Orthodox church in Greece

Being Religious Is Tied to Longer Lifespan, Study

Jun 19, 2018 By Anne-Marie Jackson Leave a Comment

Bacon and eggs for breakfast

How Does the Keto Diet Work?

Jun 18, 2018 By Anne-Marie Jackson Leave a Comment

Related Articles

  • A kitten and a puppy sleeping in a bed while hugging each other

    Who Is Smarter Between Cats and Dogs? Researchers Have an Answer (Study)

    Jun 19, 2018
  • Pluto and other transneptunian objects on a scale

    The Icy Transneptunian Objects Are Not Proof that Planet Nine Exists

    Jun 5, 2018
  • Sunny day

    Days Are Getting Longer as Moon Drifts Farther Away

    Jun 5, 2018
  • Coronal mass ejection

    NASA Scientist Building Solar Probe: ‘I See God’s Hand in the Wonders of Space’

    May 30, 2018
  • Steam Link device next to its box

    Apple Rejects Steam Link from the App Store Due to Unspecified Business Conflicts

    May 25, 2018
  • Two-headed deer

    Two-Headed Deer found in Minnesota Forest Baffles Scientists

    May 16, 2018
  • Woman watching the sea

    Hawaii Inching Closer to Banning Sunscreen

    May 9, 2018
  • Cows grazing

    In the Next 200 Years, Cows Will Be the Largest Mammals Left (Study)

    Apr 20, 2018
  • Nintendo Switch Ad

    Nintendo Switch Beats Wii U in Sales during Holiday Quarter

    Feb 1, 2018
  • Geminid Meteor Shower in Rural America

    December Meteor Shower Could Be the Most Spectacular This Year

    Dec 16, 2017

Categories

  • Business
  • Company News & Financials
  • Diversified Financial
  • Entertainment
  • Featured
  • Health & LifeStyle
  • Micro Cap
  • Mid Cap
  • National News
  • Nature
  • OTC Exchange
  • OTC Markets
  • OTC Research
  • Science
  • Small Cap
  • Sports
  • Tech & Science
  • U.S.
  • Uncategorized
  • Wall Street
  • World
  • World Indexes

Copyright © 2021 wallstreetotc.com

About · Privacy Policy · Sitemap · Terms of Service · Contact