zaitcev> P.S. Практически одновремеммо с провалом Дрим Чазера, SNC выкатили первый A-29 (это "американизированный" Тукано). Во где деньжища-то... К космосу это никакого отношиния не имеет, но по крайней мере за компанию переживать не надо - SNC не пропадет. "Ещё не вечер".
TORONTO — NASA has directed Boeing and SpaceX to halt activities under contracts awarded last month to build commercial space taxis to ferry astronauts to the the International Space Station while the U.S. Government Accountability Office reviews a protest of NASA's contract decision filed by Sierra Nevada Corp. Boeing, Sierra Nevada and SpaceX competed for contracts to build, test and fly commercial human-rated spacecraft to carry astronauts into low Earth orbit.. Credit: NASA Boeing and SpaceX beat out Sierra Nevada for the contracts, which are worth up to $6.8 billion and cover development, testing and operational flights through 2019 if NASA exercises all options in both deals.
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"Pursuant to the GAO protest, NASA has instructed Boeing and SpaceX to stop performance of the CCtCap contract," Schierholz said.
Я, вообще, не понимаю NASA, эти КК такие "копейки", что бы не сделать сразу все 3, не 30 же.