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Space

SpaceX Awarded Air Force EELV Missions DSCOVR, STP-2

Thursday, December 6th, 2012

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The Air Force awarded Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) two Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle- (EELV) class missions, according to a company statement. The missions awarded are Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) and Space Test Program-2 (STP-2), which will be launched on SpaceX’s Falcon launch vehicles in 2014 and 2015, respectively. The awards are the first EELV-class missions awarded to the company. “SpaceX deeply appreciates, and is honored by, the vote of confidence shown by the Air Force in our Falcon launch…

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