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The U.S. space agency hopes to turn to the private sector to provide transportation for crew and supplies to the International Space Station. Space News reports that NASA Administrator Mike Griffin, speaking at a Space Transportation Association breakfast, said he hopes to see a vigorous commercial transportation sector. He said that the best way for NASA to help that develop is to buy services from the private sector instead of handing out contracts. NASA plans to retire the space shuttle in 2010, switching to the Crew Exploration Vehicle that is now in development. But Griffin suggested that unmanned cargo shuttles could also be used to supply the space station. He said that NASA will have to maintain its own capacity to get astronauts and their equipment to the station - "We cannot be hostage to an individual provider that can stop or go out of business."But he said that NASA does not need to be the only provider. All rights reserved. © 2005 United Press International. Sections of the information displayed on this page (dispatches, photographs, logos) are protected by intellectual property rights owned by United Press International. As a consequence, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, transmit, publish, display or in any way commercially exploit any of the content of this section without the prior written consent of United Press International. Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express 
Expedition 11 Crew Unpack Care Package
Houston TX (SPX) Jun 27, 2005The International Space Station crew spent much of the week unpacking and using supplies from the newly docked Progress cargo craft. |
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