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NASA Outsources ISS Resupply To SpaceX, Orbital

Posted by kdawson on from the minding-the-gap dept.

DynaSoar writes "NASA has signed two contracts with US commercial space ventures totaling $3.5 billion for resupply of the International Space Station. SpaceX will receive $1.6 billion for 12 flights of SpaceX's planned Dragon spacecraft and their Falcon 9 boosters. $1.9 billion goes to Orbital for eight flights of its Cygnus spacecraft riding its Taurus 2 boosters. Neither of the specified craft has ever flown. However, the proposed vehicles are under construction and based on proven technology, whereas NASA has often contracted with big aerospace companies for services using vehicles not yet even designed."

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  1. obama is gonna be happy by ionix5891 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    as the work will stay in the US hopefully creating employment(tho i hope the money doesnt end up in cayman isle accounts)

  2. Great...Now Tax Payers developing Space Tourism... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    So...now we use public taxpayer money to develop a private space fleet to service a giant white public relations elephant in the sky. Probably soon to become a thrill ride for billionaires.

    I'm so happy our country is quickly becoming the 3rd world. Why don't we privatize our armed forces next..

  3. Re:Problems by Iamthecheese · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You know what? I hope the palestinians develop highly advanced sciences of every type tomorrow. Science brings freedom of information and freedom from bias, and freedom of information with freedom from bias trumps bigotry.

    --
    If video games influenced behavior the Pac Man generation would be eating pills and running away from their problems.