“As of this morning we are still not accepting KC-46s, and I believe that will continue for some time,” Will Roper, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, told journalists March 1
The new vehicle, Dragon 2, is designed, built, owned and operated by SpaceX, with financial backing, technical expertise and oversight provided by NASA.
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