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Pretty sure the Falcon 1 was developed and built without any DoD R&D money, and flights 4 and 5 achieved orbit. Not sure why that wouldn't count as a civilian l
by Karellen 4y ago
Pretty sure the Falcon 1 was developed and built without any DoD R&D money, and flights 4 and 5 achieved orbit. Not sure why that wouldn't count as a civilian launch?
- p_l 4y agoFirst two launches of Falcon 1 were paid by military, third one was mix of military / NASA / private civilian funding.