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Rocket Report: Winter is coming for Themis; Cowboy Space adds iron to the fire
It’s been a good week for ULA with a big NASA contract and Vulcan nearing return-to-flight. Welcome to Edition 9.17 of the Rocket Report!
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It’s been a good week for ULA with a big NASA contract and Vulcan nearing return-to-flight. Welcome to Edition 9.17 of the Rocket Report! It’s been a while since an American company announced plans for a medium-lift new launch vehicle, but that’s what happened this week when a startup named Cowboy Space revealed specs for its Big Iron rocket, named for the classic country-western song by Marty Robbins. I’m a huge fan of the name.
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