
On Dec. 31, the U.S. Air Force ended its Launch Services Agreements (LSAs) with Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Blue Origin and paid out $787.2 million to the companies--$531.7 million to Northrop Grumman and $255.5 million to Blue Origin, the Air Force said on Jan. 22. The service said that the termination letters to the companies "are not releasable." Under the Phase 1 LSA awards in October 2018 to Northrop Grumman, Blue Origin, and United Launch Alliance (ULA)--a partnership between Boeing [BA] and…