An uncivil war: The battle of Loudon

By Dusty Smith

An uncivil war: The battle of Loudon

Excerpts from this story referencing "Orbital Sciences Corporation":

"… nts of both remain in the county, but much of AOL’s operation will move. Orbital Sciences Corporation, which makes satellites and the rockets to shoot them into space, calls Lo …"

Lawmakers complain about monopoly space launch deal

By Zach Toombs

The top house intelligence committee lawmakers say the Air Force is about to spend too much on one of its favorite contractors.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Air Force":

"… rockets that can do the job at a medium class level.” …"

"… 13, it plans to give the company a new $19 billion contract for all of the Air Force launches scheduled through 2017.Some members of Congress are upset by the …"

"… an array of upstart rocket firms — are starting to push back against the Air Force’s plan to reward its contractor with a five-year lock on all launches.Th …"

"… etition and is unable to compete internationally due to high costs.” The Air Force satellite project is known as the Evolved Expendable Vehicle Launch (EELV) …"