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Space

Air Force Plans to End Launch Services Agreements with Northrop, Blue Origin By End of Year

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, December 1st, 2020

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Air Force Plans to End Launch Services Agreements with Northrop, Blue Origin By End of Year

An artist's rendering of a launch of the Vulcan Centaur by United Launch Alliance. Blue Origin is building the BE-4 engine for Vulcan Centaur (ULA Photo)

The U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force plan to end Launch Services Agreement (LSA) funding for Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Blue Origin by the end of this year, the Air Force said on Nov. 30. "The government sent letters in October to notify Northrop Grumman Space Systems and Blue Origin of the intent to end the LSAs," the Air Force acquisition office wrote in an email. "The government is currently negotiating with each company, and plans to completely end both LSA…

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