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Topic: [Discuss] Commercial Crew integrated Capability
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 25013
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted August 02, 2012 06:58 PM
   
Editor's note: In an effort to keep the topic CCiCap: Commercial Crew integrated Capability focused on status updates, reader's feedback and opinions are directed to this thread. Please use this topic to discuss NASA's Commercial Crew integrated Capability initiative to facilitate the development of a U.S. commercial crew space transportation capability. |
DChudwin
Member Posts: 859
From: Lincolnshire IL USA
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted August 02, 2012 07:06 PM
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that SpaceX and Boeing tomorrow will receive full funding for the next round of commercial crew contracts, and that Sierra Nevada will get partial funding. If this is true, then ATK and Blue Origin are the odd men out. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 25013
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted August 02, 2012 07:34 PM
NBC News is reporting the same. Teams headed by the Boeing Co., SpaceX and Sierra Nevada Corp. will be receiving hundreds of millions of dollars from NASA over the next 21 months for further development of spaceships capable of transporting astronauts to and from the International Space Station, knowledgeable sources told NBC News today.NASA is to make the official announcement of the winning commercial teams on Friday morning — but NBC News' Cape Canaveral correspondent, Jay Barbree, received word from two sources who were informed of the decision in advance, on condition of anonymity. The sources did not discuss how much money any of the companies would be receiving. |
issman1
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From: UK
Registered: Apr 2005
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posted August 03, 2012 12:00 PM
SpaceX goes without saying. Sierra Nevada will please the pilots in the Astronaut Corps. Boeing makes more sense than ATK. |
SkyMan1958
Member Posts: 247
From: CA.
Registered: Jan 2011
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posted August 03, 2012 05:08 PM
Given the level of political "pull" (and they are quite technically competent too) I'm not surprised that Boeing got the largest award. I'm very glad that SpaceX got fully funded, and Sierra Nevada got half funding also.It should be interesting to see if these 3 companies continue to get the funding a year or two out in the upcoming Congress. Again, I suspect Boeing will get fully funded, and given their proven track record I suspect SpaceX will get funding too. I'm concerned that SNC might be defunded at some point in the future. It's nice to see a small shuttle coming along, so that would suck if they did indeed get cut out. I'm not surprised that Blue Horizon got defunded. |
Robert Pearlman
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From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted August 03, 2012 06:29 PM
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Originally posted by SkyMan1958:
I'm not surprised that Blue Horizon got defunded.
Blue Origin didn't apply for the CCiCap award, so it was less a matter of being defunded, then it was their opting out. It has been reported though, that they plan to continue development, funded by Bezos' investment. |
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