AnonSA ID: fdda48 Jan. 8, 2018, 10 a.m. No.26680   🗄️.is đź”—kun

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Defence contractor Northrop Grumman was assigned to choose which company would launch the restricted payload and it selected SpaceX’s Falcon 9, calling it a cost-effective option in an e-mailed statement before the launch.

 

“As a company, Northrop Grumman realises this is a monumental responsibility and we have taken great care to ensure the most affordable and lowest risk scenario for Zuma,” said Lon Rains, a Northrop Grumman spokesman. He declined to comment on the nature of the payload.