1 00:00:01,480 --> 00:00:05,430 on September 16 nasa administrator and former astronaut Charles Bolden 2 00:00:05,430 --> 00:00:08,929 announced the space agency selection of companies for new I will be developed 3 00:00:08,929 --> 00:00:11,170 maintain crew transportation systems 4 00:00:11,170 --> 00:00:14,910 that will transport astronauts to and from the International Space Station 5 00:00:14,910 --> 00:00:20,230 we know now however who will build those spacecraft Boeing & Space Exploration 6 00:00:20,230 --> 00:00:22,119 Technologies or SpaceX 7 00:00:22,119 --> 00:00:26,249 have each presented to us designs that will allow us to fly crews to the 8 00:00:26,249 --> 00:00:28,689 International Space Station in just a few years 9 00:00:28,689 --> 00:00:33,039 the company selected for the Commercial Crew transportation capability contrast 10 00:00:33,039 --> 00:00:34,019 will work with NASA 11 00:00:34,019 --> 00:00:38,800 with the gold certification including a test flight with the nasa astronaut by 12 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:39,850 2017 13 00:00:39,850 --> 00:00:44,629 we are one step closer to that future the nation is interesting a 14 00:00:44,629 --> 00:00:48,309 with the opportunity to establish a US 15 00:00:48,309 --> 00:00:51,370 commercial capability to share the job 16 00:00:51,370 --> 00:00:55,379 of fying NASA crew members to the International Space Station 17 00:00:55,379 --> 00:00:59,659 following certification Boing & Space X will conduct at least two 18 00:00:59,659 --> 00:01:03,289 in as many as six operational missions to the International Space Station 19 00:01:03,289 --> 00:01:07,350 the announcement me overlooking nasa's Kennedy Space Center in Florida 20 00:01:07,350 --> 00:01:11,490 begins the final phase and developing testing flying the next generation 21 00:01:11,490 --> 00:01:14,350 American spacecraft designed for people 22 00:01:14,350 --> 00:01:17,500 this presents a new step in spacecraft development agency 23 00:01:17,500 --> 00:01:21,130 in aerospace companies that develop their own designs in ways to build them 24 00:01:21,130 --> 00:01:24,710 We made a lot of history traveling from here 25 00:01:24,710 --> 00:01:28,410 and I think the announcement that we have this afternoon you're gonna see 26 00:01:28,410 --> 00:01:31,710 that there were ready to accomplish much much more 27 00:01:31,710 --> 00:01:35,040 the new crew transportation system when they will nasa 28 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:38,880 to send four astronauts per flight adding another crew member to the station 29 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:42,390 expanding the research capabilities that will bring laboratory in a number of 30 00:01:42,390 --> 00:01:43,000 ways 31 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:46,400 and with the addition of these new systems the International Space Station 32 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:51,380 Orion in the Space Launch System nasa but Charlie said is poised to exploreran 33 00:01:51,380 --> 00:01:55,460 this beckoning universe the systems are expected to form the cornerstone 34 00:01:55,460 --> 00:02:00,620 new industry that sends others into low earth orbit as Boeing & SpaceX sell their 35 00:02:05,490 --> 00:02:01,300 services 36 00:02:05,490 --> 00:02:08,640 for nasa astronauts to and from the International Space Station 37 00:02:08,640 --> 00:02:12,780 nasa can focus on building spacecraft and rockets deep space missions 38 00:02:12,780 --> 00:02:16,100 including flights to Mars. Boeing & SpaceX 39 00:02:16,100 --> 00:02:19,650 have already begun adapting facilities along the Space Coast for use in 40 00:02:19,650 --> 00:02:22,870 who space transportation system processing and launching 41 00:02:22,870 --> 00:02:26,209 a robust calendar systems designer evaluations 42 00:02:26,209 --> 00:02:29,640 and carefully washed point s you see the first 43 00:02:29,640 --> 00:02:30,910 test flight