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US Space Force Releases New Solicitation for NSSL Phase 3, Lane 1

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A ULA Atlas V carrying the USSF-7 mission aboard rolls to the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41 on May 14, 2020. Photo: ULA

U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) on Wednesday released a new solicitation for Phase 3, Lane 1 of the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program, and SSC said that it expects the contract award to come next spring.

“For this on-ramp opportunity, prospective launch providers must have a credible plan for a first launch by December 2025,” SSC said on Wednesday. The solicitation specifies Dec. 15 next year.

Blue Origin entered the NSSL field over the summer after an umbrella award worth up to $5.6 billion through June 2029 to the company and existing —  SpaceX, and Colorado’s United Launch Services, LLC, a subsidiary of United Launch Alliance (ULA).

This story was first published by Defense Daily

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