SpaceX isn’t only working with NASA on civilian spaceflight, it’s also just become a military contractor. The Hawthorne, California-based private spacefaring company on Thursday announced it had won two Air Force contracts to bring a solar telescope and satellite into space in 2014 and 2015, respectively, confirming an earlier Reuters report. SpaceX released the following statement from CEO Elon Musk.
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