Lockheed Martin / MDA Corp. / Teal Group / Itt / Boeing / Sierraa N Nevada Corp. / FedEx / Orbital ATK / /
Continent
America / Europe / /
Country
Italy / Japan / United States / Canada / /
Currency
USD / / /
Event
M&A / Funding / /
Facility
American Institute of Aeronautics / space station Marco Cáceres / California’s Edwards Air Force Base / International Space Station / space station Launch / /
IndustryTerm
aerospace teams / exercise equipment / human spaceflight systems / life-support equipment / vice presiident forr space systems / updated electronics / /
NaturalFeature
Cape Canaveral / Pacific Ocean / Sierra Nevada / /
OperatingSystem
Cygnus / /
Organization
CST-100’s mission / Aerospace Industries Association / American Institute of Aeronautics / National Aeronautics and Space Administration / /
Person
Frank DeMauro / Miller / Marco Cáceres / Debra Werner / Exoliner / Steve Lindsey / Frank Slazer / Tim Priser / /
Position
president / vice president of human spaceflight systems / Analyst at Teal Group / proposal manager / model / /
Product
lifting body / Orion / SpaceX’s Dragon capsules / Falcon / Ariane / Orbital ATK Cygnus capsules / CST-100 / AMERICA / Dream Chaser / /
Five aerospace teams are vying for up to $14 billion in NASA contracts to dramatically boost the amount of cargo delivered to and from the International Space Station. The competition pits industry stalwarts