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| NASA calls for the International Space Station to be serviced by private-sector spaceships such as Sierra Nevada’s Dream Chaser craft, shown in this artwork. |
“Apollo on steroids”? Forget about it. Back to the moon? Not anytime soon. NASA’s new vision for space exploration is less specific on a destination, but more focused on making room for new technologies and new players in spaceflight.
Some critics in Congress say they’ll fight to keep some elements of the moon plan in place – but one of the most influential critics says it would be “very difficult” to change NASA’s new course.
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