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![]() by Staff Writers Moscow (Sputnik) May 22, 2017
United Launch Services won more than $208 million to provide production services for the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV), the Department of Defense said in a press release. "United Launch Services LLC, Centennial, Colorado, has been awarded a $208,140,481 modification (P00163) to previously awarded contract... for launch vehicle production services," the release stated Friday. The company will provide the launch vehicle configuration of an Atlas V 551, an additional solid rocket booster for an Atlas V 551 and transportation, the release added. The Russian-built RD-180 has been the rocket engine for the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle which has an unprecedented record of 80 successful launches over the past 30 years. Source: Sputnik News
![]() New Delhi (Sputnik) May 17, 2017 Following the successful launch of the South Asia Satellite, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is now focused on the launch of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV Mk III), the heaviest rocket ISRO has ever launched at 640 tons. Already being described as a game changer and a great leap forward for the Indian space agency's ability to launch rockets with h ... read more Related Links United Launch Services Rocket Science News at Space-Travel.Com
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