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The U.S. military is expanding a development program that wants to leverage reusable rockets, like those of SpaceX, to deliver cargo anywhere in the world.
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If industry can "turn this into a human transport mechanism -- which some of the companies are talking about doing -- sure the DoD would be interested in exploring options for that, just as we do with the airlines, and the shipping industries today,"AFRL's Program Manager Greg Spanjers said. By Theresa Hitchens on June 04, 2021 at 4:04 PM
The US Air Force has named “Rocket Cargo” as its fourth “Vanguard” programme, meaning the concept is a top science and technology development priority for the service.