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Intersection Segment | Commercial Crew Boosts Florida's Space Coast

Boeing's commercial crew capsule that will ferry astronauts to space. NASA.gov
Boeing's commercial crew capsule that will ferry astronauts to space. NASA.gov

NASA just awarded two contracts totaling $6.8 billion to Boeing and SpaceX to ferry astronauts to the international space station.

90.7’s Matthew Peddie spoke with Florida Today Space Reporter James Dean about the impact the contracts will have on the Space Coast.

Brendan Byrne is WMFE's Assistant News Director, managing the day-to-day operations of the WMFE newsroom, editing daily news stories, and managing WMFE's internship program.

Byrne also hosts WMFE's weekly radio show and podcast "Are We There Yet?" which explores human space exploration.