Rocketplane Kistler

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Rocketplane Kistler is an umbrella enterprise consisting of two private aerospace firms dedicated to establishing a reusable spacecraft industry; Rocketplane Limited, Inc. and Kistler Aerospace.

Contents 1 NASA launch partnership 2 References 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] NASA launch partnership

On August 18, 2006, NASA announced that Rocketplane Kistler had been chosen, along with SpaceX, to develop crew and cargo launch services, aka Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS), for the International Space Station. The plan calls for demonstration flights between 2008 and 2010. Rocketplane Kistler may receive up to $207 million if they meet all NASA milestones.^[1][2][3]

[edit] References

1. ^ NASA selects crew, cargo launch partners. Spaceflight Now (August 18, 2006).
2. ^ NASA Selects Crew and Cargo Transportation to Orbit Partners. SpaceRef (August 18, 2006).
3. ^ Alan Boyle. "SpaceX, Rocketplane win spaceship contest", MSNBC, August 18, 2006.

[edit] See also

• Kistler Aerospace
• Rocketplane

[edit] External links

• Kistler Aerospace
• Rocketplane Limited, Inc.