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Crew Dragon retirement leaves NASA without a low Earth orbit ride
Original: With the Crew Dragon retiring, NASA needs a new plan for low Earth orbit
SpaceX's Crew Dragon, currently NASA's main vehicle for flying astronauts to the International Space Station, is slated for retirement, leaving the agency without a clear successor for crewed missions in low Earth orbit. Commentators argue NASA needs a new plan, with Starliner's struggles and future commercial station plans still uncertain.
Why now: Discussion of how NASA will transport astronauts after Crew Dragon is retired is a current space policy concern.
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- With the Crew Dragon retiring, NASA needs a new plan for low Earth orbit · The Hill
- With the Crew Dragon retiring, NASA needs a new plan for low Earth orbit · The Hill
- With the Crew Dragon retiring, NASA needs a new plan for low Earth orbit · The Hill
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