NASA announced yesterday that it was calling on SpaceX to deliver astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2017.] According to Gwynne Shotwell, president and CEO of SpaceX: When Crew Dragon takes NASA astronauts to the space station in 2017, they will be riding in one of the safest, most reliable spacecraft ever flown. We’re honored to be developing this capability for NASA and our country. The move follows an earlier announcement in May that Boeing would be the first to deliver astronauts to the ISS, although this may now be in doubt as NASA noted, “determination of which company will fly its mission…
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