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Boeing Concludes Commercial Crew Space Act Agreement For CST-100/Atlas V

Pat Host

Monday, October 20th, 2014

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Boeing Concludes Commercial Crew Space Act Agreement For CST-100/Atlas V

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NASA said Boeing [BA] successfully concluded the final milestone of its Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) Space Act Agreement with the agency. The work and testing completed under the agreement resulted in significant maturation of Boeing’s crew transportation system, including the CST-100 spacecraft and Atlas V rocket. NASA in July approved the Critical Design Review Board milestone for Boeing’s crew transportation system, confirming the detailed designs and plans for test and evaluation form a satisfactory basis to proceed with full-scale…

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