NASA COTS overview, click image to enlarge. Photo credit: NASA
There is the following news coming out of Bigelow Aerospace:
“Boeing was selected by NASA on Feb. 1 to develop critical technologies and capabilities for the space agency’s Commercial Crew Development (CCDev) initiative (as outlined in the Commercial Firms for Commercial Crew Development Using Recovery Act Funds), which offers an opportunity for the aerospace industry to develop concepts for future crewed space missions. The funded Space Act Agreement for the CCDev project is valued at $18 million.”
Boeing is going to work on the new vehicle and technologies with Bigelow Aerospace who will provide “requirements for crew transportation to support its planned Orbital Space Complex, as well as additional investment and expertise in testing and validating the technologies necessary to construct and deploy the complex.”
NASA winners announcement click here.
The winners include the following companies:
- Blue Origin will receive $3.7 million
- The Boeing Company will receive $18 million
- Paragon Space Development Corporation will receive $1.4 million
- Sierra Nevada Corporation will receive $20 million
- United Launch Alliance will receive $6.7 million
Read the Press Release by Bigelow Aerospace click here.