NASA’s Chief Backs Plan Privatizing Astronaut Travel

About 50 years ago, NASA introduced its first seven astronauts — the famous Mercury Seven. On Tuesday, the head of NASA introduced another seven people he called “space pioneers.”

…Enlarge Orbital Sciences CorporationThis artist’s illustration shows a Cygnus spacecraft approaching the International Space Station. Orbital Sciences Corp. says they are about a year away from the first launch of their cargo-carrying spacecraft. Orbital Sciences CorporationThis artist’s illustration shows a Cygnus spacecraft approaching the International Space Station. Orbital Sciences Corp. says they are about a year away from the first launch of their cargo-carrying spacecraft.13.7 Cosmos and Culture: The Vacant Sky: The End Of The Manned Space Program? Feb. 2, 2010text sizeAAAFebruary 3, 2010 About 50 years ago, NASA introduced its first seven astronauts the famous Mercury Seven. On Tuesday, the head of NASA introduced another seven people he called “space pioneers.” This time, they are all executives at companies that are working to develop private spaceships for astronauts. That’s because under President Obama’s new budget for NASA, the agency would cancel its own new rocket program and rely on…

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NASA’s Chief Backs Plan Privatizing Astronaut Travel

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