Commercializing Space
Commercial space development is not something new with companies like Space-X and Blue Origin. The U.S. government actually has been contracting commercial space manufacturers since the 1960s and commercial space licensed launching since the late 1980s. What is the relationship between the U.S. government and commercial space corporations?
Complete this assignment by doing the following:
Post a four paragraph response by Wednesday which includes:
-An introduction paragraph describing how the U.S. government has regulated commercial space operations thus far.
-A paragraph describing the current mission of the U.S. government in facilitating commercial space operations.
-A paragraph describing commercial space contracts with the U.S. government.
-A conclusion paragraph comparing the goals of commercial space operations to the goals of the U.S. space agencies. For example, explain why SpaceX’s goals are different from NASA’s goals.