Slowly but surely, DARPAs XS-1 Experimental Spaceplane is becoming more than a bundle of nice ideas. The agency has just chosen the companies that will square off in the first phase of the unmanned crafts design program, most of which are recognizable names in the space business. Boeing is partnering with Jeff Bezos Blue Origin on one version of the ship; Masten Space Systems is teaming up with XCOR on another, and Northrop Grumman is cooperating with Virgin Galactic.
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