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Space

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

Pat Host

Thursday, August 6th, 2015

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

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NASA this week 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 Thursday in an email the contract modification is for six additional Soyuz seats at the price of approximately…

Congress

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Budget

Hegseth Pushes For Reconciliation With At Least $350 Billion For Defense ‘Regardless’ Of Midterms Outcome

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Congress

Bipartisan Push in Senate to Hasten Export of 155 mm, GMLRS, HIMARS for Ukraine

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