Critical Year Ahead For NASA’s Commercial Cargo Delivery Plans

Credit: ORBITAL SCIENCES
Can NASA rely on commercial operators to deliver cargo and crew to the International Space Station once the space shuttle is retired? The question could be answered this year. Under the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program, SpaceX is to conduct three demonstration flights of its...

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