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NASA Scoops a Seat Aboard Russian Rocket Without Having to Pay For It – Gizmodo Australia
An unusual arrangement involving NASA, the Russian space agency, and a commercial intermediary will see an American astronaut fly to the ISS in a cashless exchange…
An unusual arrangement involving NASA, the Russian space agency, and a commercial intermediary will see an American astronaut fly to the ISS in a cashless exchange meant to preserve a tradition that dates back over 20 years.
NASA normally pays around $US90 ($117).25 ($117) million for a seat aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, but the agency is becoming increasingly reluctant to hand over these large sums of money now that its commercial crew program is officially off the ground. That said, NASA…
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