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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.
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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Commercializing Space
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Learn how NASA is changing the way it does business: investing in commercial space transportation and making the National Laboratory aboard the International Space Station available for research.
Commercial Crew U.S. Impact
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See suppliers for NASA's Commercial Crew Program in 26 states, working to get American astronauts back into space on U.S.-led spacecraft and rockets.
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Falcon 9 Aborts Launch Attempt
05.19.12 - The SpaceX Falcon 9 aborted its May 19 launch attempt. The next launch attempt will be May 22 at 3:44 a.m. EDT.
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Commercializing Space
Learn how NASA is changing the way it does business: investing in commercial space transportation and making the space station available for research.
SpaceX Demonstration Flight
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› SpaceX Coverage on NASA TV
The Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) demonstration flight by SpaceX includes a planned rendezvous of the Dragon spacecraft with the International Space Station.
Media Resources:
› SpaceX Demo Mission Press Kit (PDF)
› SpaceX Launch Weather Criteria (PDF)
› NASA Cargo Manifest (PDF, 61 kb)
› COTS Fact Sheet (PDF)
› Mission Objectives (PDF 96 Kb)
› Mission Overview (PDF 97 Kb)
› Preflight Briefing Audio: 04.16.12
› Preflight Briefing Graphics: 04.16.12
› SpaceX Official Website
Why Commercialize Space?
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.
Read more Once the capabilities are matured and available to the government and other customers, NASA could purchase commercial services to transport crew and cargo to the International Space Station (ISS) and low Earth orbit.
This approach will provide assured access to the ISS, strengthen America's space industry and provide a catalyst for future business ventures to capitalize on affordable access for space.
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