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Crew Dragon retirement leaves NASA without a low Earth orbit plan

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 carrying astronauts to the International Space Station, is set to be retired, and the space agency does not yet have a clear replacement in place. Commentators argue NASA urgently needs a new strategy for crewed access to low Earth orbit, with successors like Starship still in development and uncertainty over future station transport.

Why now: The planned retirement of Crew Dragon raises immediate questions about how NASA will keep flying astronauts to orbit.

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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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