United States pursues space conquest with private help

United States pursues space conquest with private help

After operating the Russian Soyuz spacecraft for eight years, the United States entrusted the transport of its astronauts to the International Space Station to a private company, which created the Crew Dragon capsule. Billionaires and wealthy businessmen build ships capable of sending men into space, once the preserve of a few governments on Earth. Valerie NEAL, curator of the Washington Air and Space Museum, explains that NASA is refocusing on innovation, research and letting companies do business. Christian DAVENPORT, Defence and Space journalist, says that "space is becoming the new Wild West". This sector is sensitive and with private companies it thinks there will be no more framework.

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Publication date : 6 March 2019