Watch the announcement live here at 4pm EST: Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream At 4 p.m. ET today, NASA announced the winners of the contract for its Commercial Crew program, in a teleconference with NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana, Commercial Crew Program Manager Kathy Lueders, and Astronaut and former ISS Expedition crew member Mike Fincke. Boeing will receive a contract for $4.2 billion for development of its CST-100 capsule, and SpaceX will receive a contract for $2.6 billion. NASA press release: Boeing gets $4.2B. SpaceX gets $2.6B. — Casey Dreier (@CaseyDreier) September …read more
Source: Business Insider
