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NASA requests proposals for the transportation of astronauts to the International Space Station

Washington, USA - The contracts will be awarded by September 2014

US' space agency NASA is taking further steps to restore an American capability to launch astronauts from United States soil to the International Space Station by the end of 2017, subject to the availability of adequate funding. The agency's Commercial Crew Program (CCP) requested proposals from US companies to complete development of crew transportation systems that meet NASA certification requirements:...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1156609
Rome, Italy, 11/20/2013 13:06
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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