Aerospace Firms Push the Envelope.(Lockheed martin Corp. negotiates with US Air Force for rocket development funding)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)

From: Los Angeles Business Journal | Date: May 21, 2001| Author: | Copyright information

Air Force Considers Lockheed Rocket as NASA Ends Program

Gravely disappointed in NASA's decision last March to cancel an experimental reusable rocket program on which $1.3 billion has already been spent, Lockheed Martin Corp. has vowed not to let its next-generation project go gently into that good night.

Company officials have been quietly negotiating with the U.S. Air Force for what analysts believe will need to be hundreds of millions of dollars in additional funding to complete construction of the X-33 rocket.

Should the additional funding come through, it could ...

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