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Roscosmos does not consider Orion spacecraft for crossed missions

NASA relies on SpaceX and Boeing

Lockheed Martin's Orion spacecraft is not currently considered for sending Russian astronauts into space. Russian Space Agency Roscosmos Vice General Manager Sergey Saveliev said it on Tuesday at "Paris Airshow" in Le Bourget, as "Tass" agency reported. NASA has entrusted SpaceX and Boeing with the task of bringing American astronauts into space again. After the closure of "Space Shuttle" program in...

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Paris, France, 06/19/2019 12:57
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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