New Policy Will Be Based On Established NASA Risk Mitigation
Criteria
NASA, the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the U.S. Air
Force signed an agreement last week to establish clear
criteria for certification of commercial providers of launch
vehicles used for national security space and civil space missions.
The U.S. government is committed to procuring commercial launch
services for its satellite and robotic missions, including Evolved
Expendable Launch Vehicle, or EELV, launches.
Branson Family Rappels Down The Face Of The Facility's New
Terminal
The ‘Virgin Galactic Gateway to Space’ and New
Science and Education Customers to Bring Benefits of Space Access
to Students and Researchers was dedicated on Monday. Some 800
guests joined Sir Richard Branson and New Mexico Governor Susana
Martinez for the festivities, and Virgin Galactic’s
commercial space vehicles performed a flyover of Virgin
Galactic’s new home at Spaceport America in the New Mexico
desert.
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