NASA selects four key commercial partners for improved spaceflight

 

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According to a NASA statement,

on December 23, the agency released the names of the four American

companies selected for future developmental collaborations. The

companies were chosen under the auspices of the Collaborators for

Commercial Space Capabilities program, which facilities industry access

to NASA’s spaceflight resources. The products of the partnerships will

be made available to governmental and non-governmental entities within

the next five years.

The four companies that have been chosen are the following: ATK Space

Systems of Beltsville, Maryland, which is space transportation

capacity; Final Frontier Design of Brooklyn, New York, which is

developing space suits for intra-vehicular operations; Space Exploration

Technologies of Hawthorne, California, which is developing space

transportation means that could be used to facilitate future deep space

missions; and United Launch Alliance of Centennial, Colorado, which is

developing new, less expensive launch vehicles with greater performance.

“These awards demonstrate the diversity and maturity of the

commercial space industry. We look forward to working with these

partners to advance space capabilities and make them available to NASA

and other customers in the coming years,” said Phil McAlister, director

of commercial spaceflight at NASA. Although NASA will contribute

expertise, technology, evaluations and the resultant data and insights,

it is up to the four companies to cover the costs of their collaboration

with NASA.

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NASA selects four key commercial partners for improved spaceflight