NASA uses Russian crisis to push for US-run 'taxi' to space station
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 - 13:02
in Astronomy & Space
Russia's annexation of Crimea may have put the world economy on edge, but for the U.S. rocket industry, at least, the standoff over Ukraine hasn't been all bad. Since the showdown began, NASA officials, along with industry groups and politicians such as U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, have renewed calls to speed up the creation of a U.S.-run "taxi service" to the International Space Station.