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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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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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Successful Return of SpaceX's Dragon Capsule
10.27.12 - SpaceX's Dragon capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 3:22 p.m. EDT Sunday ending the first cargo delivery flight contracted by NASA to resupply the ISS.
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Blue Origin Completes Pad Escape Test
10.22.12 - Blue Origin conducted a successful pad escape test, firing its pusher-escape motor and launching a full-scale suborbital crew capsule from a simulated propulsion module.
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Commercial Spaceflight - 60 Day Report, Issue 9
10.18.12 - Issue 9 of the bi-monthly newsletter detailing accomplishments, progress and happenings in NASA's commercial spaceflight development programs.
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Why Commercialize Space?
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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
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As part of its agreement with NASA, Orbital Sciences Corporation will launch a cargo demonstration mission to the International Space Station after performing a series of tests.
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