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NASA Pays Russia For More ISS Trips, Senate Passes Commercial Space Launch Bill

Monday, August 31st, 2015

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NASA the week of Aug. 3 awarded Russia a contract modification for additional rides to the International Space Station (ISS) while the Senate passed a Commercial Space Launch bill that supports extending United States participation in ISS through the end of fiscal year 2024.NASA awarded Russian civil space agency Roscosmos a $490 million modification for six additional rides to ISS. NASA spokesman David Weaver said Aug. 6 in an email the contract modification is for six additional Soyuz seats at…

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