NASA began to expand its commercial partnerships in the 1980s; with the retirement of the space shuttle, the space agency relies almost entirely on the commercial sector for the design of launch vehicles, capsules and support services to achieve the agency mandate. SpaceX and Orbital Sciences provide commercial cargo services. Commercial crew requirements are handled by SpaceX and United Launch Alliance with Boeing.


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    Title :

    NASA Commercial Partnership Programs


    Additional title:

    SpringerBriefs in Space


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    2015-06-02


    Size :

    15 pages





    Type of media :

    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English