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NASA´s Management of Commercial Crew & Cargo Operations: Assessments
Eileen Purcell
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Paperback. Editor(s): Purcell, Eileen. Num Pages: 87 pages. BIC Classification: TTD. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
Since the retirement of the Space Shuttle Program in July 2011, the United States has lacked a domestic capability to transport crew and -- until recently -- cargo to and from the International Space Station (ISS or Station). Consequently, NASA has been relying on the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) for crew transportation. In anticipation of the Shuttle's retirement, Congress and the President directed NASA to foster the commercial spaceflight industry as a means of developing domestic cargo and crew transportation capabilities to the Station. In November 2005, NASA created the Commercial Crew and Cargo Program Office and in 2011, ... Read more
Since the retirement of the Space Shuttle Program in July 2011, the United States has lacked a domestic capability to transport crew and -- until recently -- cargo to and from the International Space Station (ISS or Station). Consequently, NASA has been relying on the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) for crew transportation. In anticipation of the Shuttle's retirement, Congress and the President directed NASA to foster the commercial spaceflight industry as a means of developing domestic cargo and crew transportation capabilities to the Station. In November 2005, NASA created the Commercial Crew and Cargo Program Office and in 2011, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
87
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781634840651
SKU
V9781634840651
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