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This is for "national security launches" so they can waiver the competition bid requirements. A single GPS satellite isn't nearly as important as far as "much launch perfectly" compared to a traditional imaging "spy" satellite.

The part Elon Musk is questioning is that they grouped the launches together, so they could hide behind the national security excuse for contract bid requirements, unnecessarily. That and adjusted the time frame so only ULA could possibly bid.



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