Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle: DOD Is Assessing Data on Worldwide Launch Market to Inform New Acquisition Strategy

Abstract

This report addresses the following questions: (1) What is known about foreign launch capabilities, and which, if any, foreign governments rely on more than one launch provider with similar capabilities for access to space? (2) What is known about the range and types of government support that foreign launch providers receive? (3) To what extent is DOD incorporating consideration of the current and predicted national security, civil government, and commercial launches into its acquisition strategy for the EELV program?

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 22, 2016
Accession Number
AD1014130

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Electronic Mail
  • European Union
  • Government (Foreign)
  • Governments
  • Infrastructure
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • Launch Vehicles
  • National Security
  • Space Transportation
  • Transportation
  • United States
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Space