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Air Force Pays $787.2 Million to End Launch Services Agreements with Northrop Grumman and Blue Origin

Frank Wolfe

Friday, January 22nd, 2021

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Air Force Pays $787.2 Million to End Launch Services Agreements with Northrop Grumman and Blue Origin

The ULA Delta IV Heavy rocket launches the NROL-44 spy satellite on Dec. 10 from Cape Canaveral, Fla. (ULA Photo)

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…

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