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Commercial companies SpaceX and Boeing are slated to launch astronauts to the International Space Station from US soil, a first since the retirement of the space shuttle. Delays have plagued the program and a government agency is asking NASA for a backup plan to get astronauts to the station.
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Boeing unveils its new facility Friday at Kennedy Space Center housing its new spacecraft that will replace the shuttle in flying astronauts to the International Space Station.It is the first time NASA has partnered with a private company in sending astronauts to space.