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Space

NASA Proposes Buying Soyuz Seats From Boeing

Pat Host

Thursday, January 19th, 2017

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NASA Proposes Buying Soyuz Seats From Boeing

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NASA said Jan. 17 that it is considering contracting with Boeing [BA] for crew transportation services to and from the International Space Station (ISS) on the Russian Soyuz rocket, according to a notice posted on Federal Business Opportunities (FBO).This transportation would be for one crewmember in the fall and one in spring 2018. NASA is considering purchasing these services from Boeing, without competition, because no other vehicles are currently capable of providing these services in the specified timeframes. NASA is…

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