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The Commercial Crew & Cargo Program will extend human presence in space by enabling an expanding and robust U.S. commercial space transportation industry.

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Commercial Crew

NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP) is an innovative partnership to help the United States industry develop space transportation systems that can safely launch astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) and other low Earth orbit destinations.

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Artist's concept of commercial spaceport

Reports and documents from NASA's Commercial Spaceflight Development Division.

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Commercial Crew U.S. Impact

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Commercial Crew Program interactive map of the U.S.
See suppliers for NASA's Commercial Crew Program in 31 states, working to get American astronauts back into space on U.S.-led spacecraft and rockets.

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Latest Features

Dryden welcomes SNC's Dream Chaser

SNC Dream Chaser Testing Begins at NASA's Dryden, ...

SNC's Dream Chaser test flight craft arrived at NASA Dryden to begin tests of its flight and runway landing systems while NASA astronauts will be at ...

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SNC's Dream Chaser Engineering Test Article

SNC Completes Dream Chaser Safety Review

Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) Space Systems of Louisville, Colo., completed its first major, comprehensive safety review of its Dream Chaser Space System.

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Antares leaves the pad on its way to a successful orbit.

NASA Partner Orbital Sciences Test Launches Antares ...

NASA commercial space partner Orbital Sciences Corporation Sunday launched its Antares rocket at 5:00 p.m. EDT from the new Mid-Atlantic Regional ...

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Orbital Sciences Corporation's Antares rocket at the launch pad at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility.

Antares Awaits Launch

NASA's commercial partner, Orbital Sciences Corporation, is scheduled to launch its first Antares rocket from the agency's Wallops Flight Facility.

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Antares Rocket Launches

The Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket is seen as it launches from Pad-0A of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, Sunday, April 21, 2013.
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Close Up of Antares on the Ramp

Antares is being rolled back to the HIF.
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Back to the HIF

Antares making its way back to the Horizontal Integration Facility.
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Why Commercialize Space?

    Commercializing Space: Expanding access to space while enabling the future of human space exploration.

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    Commercial space transportation is a vital component to the future of human space exploration. As NASA charts a new course to send humans deeper into space than ever before, we are stimulating efforts within the private sector to develop and operate safe, reliable and affordable commercial space transportation systems.

Orbital Demonstration Flight

    Orbital Sciences' Antares rocket at the launch pad at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility.

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    A test flight of Orbital Sciences Corporation's Antares rocket from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility is targeted to occur no earlier than 5 p.m. EDT on Saturday, April 20.

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