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.
NASA Commercial Partnership Programs
SpringerBriefs in Space
2015-06-02
15 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
Space Shuttle , Lunar Landing , Lunar Exploration , International Space Station , Launch Vehicle R & D/Technology Policy , Development Economics , Physics and Astronomy , Engineering , Aerospace Technology and Astronautics , Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
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