re: Space And The Obama Administration
"/-- Initial contract covers 12 flights for SpaceX with $1.6B, 8 flights for Orbital for $1.9B
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/-- Dec. 2010 first SpaceX flight, Oct 2011 - first Orbital flight
/-- Extensive set of reviews will insure that vehicles are ready to deliver cargo
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/-- No relationship to decision on COTS-D manned option.
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/-- Commercial services will carry 40%-70% per year of US cargo to the ISS (larger percentage as time goes on)."
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