NASA and RUSSIA

... others to launch humans into space. I urge Congress to provide the funds requested for our commercial crew program this year, so we can prevent this situation in the future." • In 2014, the space agency partnered up with private companies Boeing and SpaceX to help develop a means of transportation for NASA’s crew members to travel to the space station, investing about $1.4 billion in contracts with private contractors. • US receives two RD-181 rocket engines under latest $1bn contract with Russia. To meet the deadline, Bolden urged lawmakers ...