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AFRL To Issue Solicitation Soon on New, “Rocket Cargo” Vanguard Program

Frank Wolfe

Friday, June 4th, 2021

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AFRL To Issue Solicitation Soon on New, “Rocket Cargo” Vanguard Program

The Department of the Air Force on June 4 announced its fourth Vanugard program, Rocket Cargo (U.S. Air Force Drawing)

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) plans to issue a solicitation soon on a new Department of the Air Force Vanguard program--Rocket Cargo, a science and technology (S&T) effort to explore the feasibility of delivering 100 tons of cargo anywhere on the globe within an hour. The fiscal 2022 budget request contains $47.9 million for Rocket Cargo. U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) has also been mulling the possibility of rocket deliveries of a Boeing [BA] C-17's worth of cargo and has…

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