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NASA commits astronauts transport to two private industries
Washington, USA - Thanks to the contract with Boeing and SpaceX, the American space agency will no more be dependent on Russia for this service
NASA will transport crew on the International Space Station using American spacecraft once again from 2017. The agency’s sole reliance on Russia (that began with the Space Shuttle’s retirement in 2011) will end thanks to two American space taxis: Boeing CST-100 and SpaceX Falcon9/Crew Dragon. The two companies will conduct at least one test flight each with at least one astronaut onboard. The tests ser...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency