Waspie_Dwarf Posted January 10, 2013 #1 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Company test pilots slated for first commercial space flights slated for first commercial space flights The first American rockets and spacecraft to fly in the wake of the shuttle's retirement will be crewed by company test pilots -- not NASA astronauts -- in part to give space agency managers better insight into flight readiness and safety, officials said Wednesday.Assuming NASA gets the funding managers say they need -- a big if in today's political environment -- Space Technologies Corp., or SpaceX, hopes to launch a manned version of its Dragon cargo ship in the mid 2015 timeframe, followed by a crewed flight to the International Space Station later that year Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfknight Posted January 10, 2013 #2 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Sounds like a good. I really think there is something in the work for a new sapacecraft that no one is talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DONTEATUS Posted January 10, 2013 #3 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Yeah ! ITs called the ARK there building it in the Mts, Of India,and China. Well The New Year was a bit of a party this year ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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