Space Force Opens Bids For Lower-Risk NSSL Phase 3 Missions | Aviation Week Network

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Vivienne Machi
October 31, 2024

Blue Origin’s New Glenn launch vehicle at Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 36.

Credit: Blue Origin

The U.S. Space Force is opening its latest National Security Space Launch (NSSL) contract for lower-risk missions to rocket manufacturers that are ready to fly their orbital-class vehicles by December 2025–or at least, can provide a credible plan to do so. Last June, the service awarded the initial…

Vivienne Machi

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Los Angeles.

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