The Air Force is pushing back the release of the final Request for Proposals (RFP) for its Orbital/Suborbital small and medium lift program (OPS-3) to mid-May, according to an Air Force Space Command spokesman. The service originally expected to release the final RFP by the end of April (Defense Daily, April 25). The goal of OSP-3 is two-fold: lifting satellites weighing 400 lbm (pound mass) to 4,000 lbm and 4,000 lbm to 20,000+ lbm into Low Earth Orbit (or equivalent),…
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