CARES Act – Spaceflight Now

July 6, 2022

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U.S. military to award smallsat launch contracts using COVID-19 relief funds

June 19, 2020

The U.S. military said this week it plans to award rideshare small satellite launch contracts to six U.S. companies using funds appropriated to help stabilize the defense industrial base amid the coronavirus pandemic.