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Lawmaker Investigating If Air Force Geared EELV Requirements Toward ULA

Defense Daily Staff

Monday, July 7th, 2014

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A prominent lawmaker is investigating whether the Air Force geared its Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) requirements in favor of incumbent United Launch Alliance (ULA). House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSI) Ranking Member Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.) told Defense Daily in a recent interview one requirement he believes was slanted toward ULA was a seven percent reserve fuel requirement, in which an upper stage rocket delivering a payload to its intended orbit must have at least seven percent fuel remaining to ensure proper delivery.…

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