NASA Invests $1 Billion in Manned Commercial Spaceflight

NASA retired its 30-year shuttle program last year, but that doesn't mean Americans are done with space.

The agency announced today that it will shell out more than $1 billion to develop commercial spaceships for Americans.

The investment is part of the newly signed Space Act agreement through NASA's Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) initiative, which was put in place to spur on commercial spaceflight and, ultimately, send government and commercial customers into space.

As an administration priority, CCiCap would provide safe, reliable and cost-effective access to and from the International Space Station and low-Earth orbit.

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