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The US Space Agency (NASA) plans to invest US $ 270 million to develop commercial spacecraft generations to bring astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) after the shuttle program The country ends at the end of this year.

NASA plans to invest money in four aircraft manufacturing companies to help these companies develop new commercial spacecraft. Photo: Reuters.

According to the Daily Mail , NASA has offered to invest money in four aircraft manufacturing companies to help these companies develop new commercial spacecraft. Specifically, Boeing will receive $ 93.3 million, Sierra Nevada will be spending $ 80 million. Meanwhile, the other two companies, Space Exploration Technologies and Blue Origin, will receive fewer grants and 75 million USD and 22 million USD respectively.

In the designs, Boeing-designed CST-100 spacecraft designed by NASA meets most of the criteria set by the agency. Each CST-100 spacecraft can transport up to 7 astronauts to the ISS station. Meanwhile, the Dream Chaser spacecraft, which has a design similar to NASA's Sierra Nevada shuttle, is highly appreciated.

Model Dream Chaser spacecraft designed by Sierra Nevada company. Photo: Daily Mail.

Once completed, NASA astronauts will fly to the ISS with these spacecraft. In addition to the above task, these new spacecraft generations are also used as a 'taxi' in space.

Philip McAlister, executive director of NASA's commercial spacecraft development project, said: ' We are very pleased with the progress of the commercial spacecraft development project. We hope the new generation of spacecraft will soon be completed to serve the mission of flying low Earth's orbit ' .

The commercial space ship development project will help NASA not spend millions of dollars annually to hire Russian spacecraft after the US shuttle program ends. In addition, this project also created thousands of new jobs.

John Gedmark, executive director of the Trade Spacecraft Federation, emphasized: ' By investing in the development of commercial spacecraft instead of spending US dollars to hire Russian spacecraft, NASA has contributed. part creating many new jobs for Americans' .