SpaceX Slated to Be NASA’s Orbital Taxi for at Least Another 8 Years
A SpaceX Crew Dragon during the Crew-2 mission in November 2021.Photo: SpaceXThe partnership between NASA and SpaceX is poised to get even stronger, as the space agency recently announced its intention to purchase five additional Crew Dragon flights to the International Space Station.NASA announced its intent to purchase the extra Crew Dragon missions in a procurement notice released on June 1. The pending contract extension with SpaceX was in part prompted by Boeing’s inability to deliver its own commercial crew vehicle,…