Lower Price Tag Won Ares Upper Stage for Boeing
Boeing’s winning proposal to produce the upper stage of NASA’s Ares I crew launch vehicle prevailed because of its “significantly” lower projected cost, NASA says, despite the higher technical-merit rating given rival ATK’s proposal. According to the agency’s source selection document, ATK’s final...
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