The Private Sector in the U.S. Space Programme
The Private Sector in the U.S. Space Programme

Author(s): Andrzej Dąbrowski
Subject(s): Politics, Economic policy, International relations/trade, Security and defense
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: USA; space programme; private sector; NASA; NewSpace;
Summary/Abstract: With the success of the Dragon capsule, the U.S. has regained the ability to independently launch astronauts into orbit. This was made possible thanks to cooperation between NASA and a private space company, part of an industry called NewSpace. To achieve the goals of returning to the Moon and manned flight to Mars, the U.S. will need to step up its cooperation with NewSpace and involve additional private and public foreign partners. This could become an impulse to deepen transatlantic cooperation in space exploration and strengthen the European space market.

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