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Trump predicted the future of the space industry after the launch of Crew Dragon

US President Donald Trump predicted the future of the space industry after the launch of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, Ilona Mask. According to the American leader, now this area will belong to private companies. He stated this at a speech to reporters at the cosmodrome at Cape Canaveral, Florida, which was broadcast on website White House.

“Congratulations, Elon Musk. Today, the advanced cooperation between NASA and SpaceX turned out to be an unprecedented success for our country, ”Trump said. He also added that the United States intends to continue to use spacecraft of private companies at a fixed price for taxpayers.

May 30 at 10:22 p.m. Falcon 9 rocket with manned spacecraft Crew Dragon started from the 39th launch complex of the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The launch to the ISS was the second for Crew Dragon and the first passing with the crew on board. The docking of Crew Dragon and the ISS should take place approximately 19 hours after the launch.

Over the course of nine years, only Soyuz spacecraft have delivered people to the ISS. The contract between NASA and Roscosmos, under which the delivery of one astronaut to the ISS costs $ 90 million, ends in October 2020.

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