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With new contracts, SpaceX will become the US military’s top launch provider

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The US Space Force announced Friday it selected SpaceX , United Launch Alliance , and Blue Origin for $13.7 billion in contracts.

The contracts will deliver the Pentagon 's most critical military to orbit into the early 2030s .

SpaceX sued the Air Force for the right to compete with ULA for the military's most lucrative launch contracts.

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