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• US SPACE COMPANIES WELCOME BARACK OBAMA’S DECISION TO PRIVATIZE SPACEFLIGHT

  Subject:

  On The Brink Of A Space Rennaisance

  Author:

  Tom Vandyck

  Narrative,

  1784 words

  Synopsis:

  America is not going to the Moon, President Obama has decided. NASA’s mission will from now on be limited to deep space rocket research. Meanwhile, America’s private sector will be launching satellites and astronauts into near-earth orbit. That will open up unseen technological frontiers, and enable an economic boom on a par with the 1990’s internet revolution, supporters say. Tom Vandyck spoke with Mike Gold at Bigelow Aerospace.

  Quote:

  Mike Gold, commercial director at private space company Bigelow Aerospace: “We’ll now have a way to make money in space. That will lead to a space renaissance. Space will open up for all of us.”

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