Republican Congressmen Order DARPA to Halt Construction of Space Robot
B. J. Murphy
2017-02-07 00:00:00
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Why are they ordering them to stop? Because, according to National Space Policy guidelines, DARPA might be conducting operations that are potentially discouraging similar research in the private sector – in particular, Orbital ATK’s Mission Extension Vehicle.




“Refrain from conducting United States Government space activities that preclude, discourage, or compete with U.S. commercial space activities.” – National Space Policy guidelines