Blue Origin, SpaceX and United Launch Alliance picked for Pentagon rocket launch contracts By Reuters

By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Defense picked Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Boeing-Lockheed joint venture United Launch Alliance (ULA) to compete for national security space missions, making initial selections under a $5.6 billion award program. The Pentagon did not say which of the companies’ rockets it selected, but noted seven companies bid…