The space agency has partnered with seven U.S. companies, including Blue Origin and SpaceX, to expand its in-space capabilities.
seven U.S. companies as part of its Collaborations for Commercial Space Capabilities-2 initiative , whereby the space agency will oversee the development of their proposed ideas for low Earth orbit. The companies included in the second round of the commercial collaboration are Blue Origin, SpaceX, Sierra Space, ThinkOrbital, Vast Space, Space Exploration Technologies, and Northrop Grumman.
As part of the new initiative, Blue Origin will develop an affordable commercial space transportation capability to carry crew to low Earth orbit at high frequencies . The company, founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, was previously awarded a funded agreement by NASA to develop a spacecraft for the agency’s commercial crew program. In 2012, Blue Origin began testing the design of its next generationIt’s not clear whether the company will resurrect its Space Vehicle for NASA’s latest collaboration or design a new spacecraft from scratch. Blue Origin did not immediately respond to Gizmodo’s request for comment.
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