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SpaceX Accuses Aerojet Rocketdyne Of ‘Revolving Door’ Arrangement

Pat Host

Friday, May 23rd, 2014

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SpaceX Accuses Aerojet Rocketdyne Of ‘Revolving Door’ Arrangement

A Falcon 9 launch in January 2014. Photo: SpaceX.

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) May 19 accused the rocket engine provider Aerojet Rocketdyne of a "revolving door" arrangement in which a former Air Force procurement official awarded national security launch provider United Launch Alliance (ULA) the "block buy" of launch cores before accepting a position with ULA-supplier Aerojet Rocketdyne. In its amended complaint in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in case versus the Air Force, SpaceX cites a report from the National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) that…

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