NASA, in a double departure from business as usual, has taken a giant step toward privatizing the transport of cargo to and from low Earth orbit, while also shifting from the common practice of giving major contracts to the biggest contractors. Rather, the U.S. space agency has turned to smaller companies to provide commercial spacecraft capable of reaching the International Space Station, a move that promises to make them major players in the space program, if the effort succeeds. NASA…
NASA Gives $3.5 Billion-To-$6.2 Billion Space Flight Contracts To Orbital, SpaceX
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