Air Force Hosted Payload Contracting Vehicle Seen as 'Game Changer'

摘要

As the U.S. Air Force prepares to release a final bid solicitation for a contracting vehicle that will enable it to regularly utilize excess payload capacity aboard commercial satellites, industry officials are praising the much-anticipated effort as a "game changer" for the space business. A draft request for proposals on the Hosted Payload Solutions contracting vehicle was issued June 6 and revised June 21. Industry officials are expecting a final proposal as soon as the end of July.