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Air Force Aims For Savings With Simplified Super Strypi Launcher

Air Force Aims For Savings With Simplified Super Strypi Launcher
A Super Strypi launch vehicle model. Photo: Air Force.

The Air Force wants to cut launch range operations costs to below $2 million with its simplified, rail-guided, small launch vehicle called Super Strypi, according to a key officer.Air Force Col. John Anttonen, director of the Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) office, said Friday range operations cost for a standard space launch typically run between $3 million and $5 million. The original goal of Super Strypi, he said, was to drive down that range operation cost to below half and the…

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