HONG KONG: Fifty years after the first human walked in space, scientific research is routinely being conducted at an international space station and private companies are getting deeper into the game
“We’re doing a lot of research related to trying to get humans into outer space … get ready for the Mars missions,” director of the International Space Station, Sam Scimemi, said in an interview with “Closing Bell” on Thursday.
“We’re also doing a lot of development in the commercial world, trying to get commercial industry to utilize the space station.”
In fact, NASA has already shifted some responsibility over to private companies like Space X and Boeing in transporting astronauts to and from the space station, said Phil McAlister, the director of NASA’s commercial spaceflight development division.
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