Public-private partnership associated with the United States' return to human spaceflight
Launch America
Status
Active
Genre
Long-term public-private partnership
Country
United States
Years active
4
Previous event
SpaceX Crew-6
Next event
Boeing Crewed Flight Test
Organized by
NASA
Launch America is a public–private partnership between the United States and multiple space companies, closely related to NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The term "Launch America" was used as early as May 2016.[1] The initiative aims to end NASA's reliance on Roscosmos by developing launch systems that can carry crews to space from American soil.[2][3]
The first space launch under the "Launch America" banner occurred at the Demo-2 mission on 30 May 2020, successfully taking two astronauts to the International Space Station. This marked both the first launch of astronauts by a wholly commercial provider mission in the world, as well as the first crewed space launch by the U.S. in a decade, and the first ever crewed space launch by SpaceX.[4][5][6]
^Lisa Colloredo; NASA (24 May 2016). "Commercial Crew: Launch America". The Space Congress Proceedings. 2016 (44th) The Journey: Further Exploration for Universal Opportunities. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
^Carter, Jamie. "Despite SpaceX Success NASA Will Pay Russia $90 Million To Take U.S. Astronaut To The ISS". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
^"SpaceX Launch America sets NASA's path to the moon and Mars in "huge step forward" for U.S. space exploration". Newsweek. 2020-05-29. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
^"NASA rolls out 'Launch America' campaign". KCBD. CNN. 8 May 2020. Archived from the original on 31 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
^"Launch America: NASA and SpaceX Demo-2 Test Flight". U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna. 20 May 2020.
^David Smith (30 May 2020). "Trump wants America looking at the stars as he drags it through the gutter". The Guardian.
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