WASHINGTON, April 28 (UPI) -- Elon Musk, the head of private space launch company SpaceX, told reporters his company is filing a protest against the contract procurement procedures of the Air Force via the Court of Federal Claims.
Specifically, Musk wants the Air Force to renege its current multiyear deal with United Launch Alliance (ULA) -- a partnership between Boeing and Lockheed Martin -- to launch several national security satellites. Musk thinks the so-called "bulk buy" should be cancelled and launch opportunities offered up in a competitive bidding process.