Congressman Stockman congratulates NASA, Boeing, and Space X for inaugurating a new era in commercial space ventures with today’s award of contracts to launch American astronauts once again on American rockets. The selection of the Boeing CST-100 spacecraft and the Atlas V rocket, plus Space X’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon-9 rocket offer vital redundancy in the event of problems with any single system. Stockman applauded the efforts by both companies in building the next generation of spacecraft to transport astronauts to the International Space Station. “Boeing has been building spacecraft since the dawn of the space age, and I am excited to see their spacecraft selected in this competition. Space X has created an exciting space industry from scratch, which is bringing the satellite launch market home to the United States, and we will see more exciting commercial space ventures from them in coming years.” Stockman warned of increasing tensions with Russia over Ukraine: “I urge both companies to find ways to launch a year earlier than planned, to counter any potential threats by Russia against launching our astronauts.” The Congressman also offered encouragement to Sierra Nevada for their innovative Dream Chaser mini-shuttle, and expressed hope they would continue development for the commercial space market or future NASA contracts. Congressman Stockman represents the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Posted on: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 00:44:02 +0000
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