01-08-2016 23:21 via uk.news.yahoo.com

NASA Orders Second Astronaut Flight from SpaceX

NASA has ordered a second crewed mission to the International Space Station (ISS) from SpaceX, which will provide the orbital service using its Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule. The order is the fourth and last guaranteed one that NASA will make under the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contracts the agency recently signed with SpaceX and Boeing. "The order of a second crew rotation mission from SpaceX, paired with the two ordered from Boeing, will help ensure reliable acces
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