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Sea Launch To Seek NASA Space-Missions Contracts

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Monday, January 28th, 2008

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Sea Launch Co. LLC, until now providing launch services for non-governmental or dual-use customers, will seek contracts from NASA to provide cargo re-supply missions to the International Space Station, according to Rob Peckham, Sea Launch president and general manager. NASA faces a half-decade gap, from the end of space shuttle missions in 2010 until the next-generation Orion-Ares U.S. space transport system begins manned missions in 2015, a time when NASA will need to obtain space transport services from other nations…

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