Boeing sees Space Launch System rocket fit for Pentagon missions
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: The Boeing logo is seen on the office building in Chicago April 26, 2006./File Photo/File Photo/File Photo
WASHINGTON: Boeing is interested in offering its gigantic Space Launch System rocket for an upcoming US military launch procurement program potentially worth billions of dollars, the company said Wednesday, signalling 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 US Air Force's National Security Space Launch Phase 3 contract."
Source: Reuters
