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To: mandaladon

While a typical single-use rocket-launched satellite takes months to plan at a typical cost of more than $50-million per launch, DARPA wants the XS-1 to be capable of deploying within hours, and able to execute 10 launches in just as many days at a cost of $5-million each, according to the report.


2 posted on 08/28/2014 10:49:52 AM PDT by GraceG (No, My Initials are not A.B.)
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To: GraceG

That would be pretty amazing if it can be done


3 posted on 08/28/2014 10:50:28 AM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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