$70B in Rocket Launches Explodes Pentagon Estimates

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Aug. 23 (Bloomberg) -- In today's "Bloomberg Big Number," Bloomberg's Deirdre Bolton reports that the U.S. Defense Department estimates rocket launches supplied by a Lockheed Martin Corp. - Boeing Co. joint venture will cost almost $70 billion through 2030, double what it forecast five months ago. She speaks on Bloomberg Television's "In The Loop."