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By Admin On 14 Jun 2014 in Technology and Equipment
Space
taxis build to fly NASA astronauts to the international space station
are soon to get an unmanned version. Heated competition for cargo
resupply other services is likely to rise among two companies contended for
the same.
The cargo resupply and commercial crew
initiatives are to be kept separate – NASA. Both the partner programs provide
the U.S space agency a back way to financially assist multiple vehicles
for a broader sphere of missions.
Presently NASA has combine valued
contracts of $3.5 billion with Orbital Sciences Corp. and Space
Exploration Technologies Corp. to supply cargo to the station at first
through the end of 2015. Extensions for two years were announced on
March 31.
According to documents placed on NASA’s
procurement website, a draft solicitation for a follow up on contract is
expected to be announced on June 16.
Spacex, the California-based firm,
established and run by technology entrepreneur Elon Musk, also has a
separate partnership contract and funding via NASA’s commercial crew
program to modify its Dragon cargo capsule to transport people. Boeing
and privately owned Sierra Nevada Corp. are the other competitors for a
fourth and final round of space taxi advancement funds. One or more
awards are likely to make by NASA in late August or September. Read complete story at http://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/competition-mounts-space-taxis-contract-29.php
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