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  • DARPA is zeroing in on Launch Challenge

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    An artist’s conception shows rockets lifting off from an oceanside launch complex. (DARPA Illustration) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Federal Aviation Administration are winnowing down 18 pre-qualified teams for the DARPA Launch Challenge, a competition with a $10 million grand prize that’s aimed at boosting America’s rapid-response launch capabilities.…