NASA places order for manned mission from SpaceX

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NASA Orders 1st Crewed Mission from SpaceX

We knew that this was coming and its nice to see it confirmed in the news.

SpaceX receives firm order for its first crew flight | Spaceflight Now

 

[Johan]

Great news!

NASA wants both Boeing and SpaceX to be ready to fly astronauts by late 2017. The agency has not yet decided which company will fly the first private crewed mission to the orbiting lab.