Commercial Crew Program

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NASA human spaceflight program commercial spaceflight program

The Commercial Crew Program is a NASA initiative that partners with private companies to develop and operate crewed spacecraft for transporting astronauts to and from low Earth orbit, including the International Space Station.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NASA human spaceflight program → commercial spaceflight program →
aimsTo	develop commercially operated crewed spacecraft → end U.S. reliance on foreign crew transport to the ISS → stimulate commercial spaceflight industry → transport astronauts to and from the International Space Station → transport astronauts to low Earth orbit →
announcedBy	NASA →
announcedIn	2010 →
country	United States →
developsVehicle	Boeing CST-100 Starliner → Sierra Nevada Dream Chaser crewed variant (early phase) → SpaceX Crew Dragon →
firstCrewedStarlinerTestFlight	CFT (Crew Flight Test) →
firstCrewedStarlinerTestFlightYear	2024 →
firstCrewedTestFlight	SpaceX Demo-2 →
firstCrewedTestFlightYear	2020 →
firstOperationalCrewFlight	SpaceX Crew-1 →
firstOperationalCrewFlightYear	2020 →
focusesOnOrbit	low Earth orbit →
fundingModel	fixed-price contracts → public–private partnership →
keyPartner	Blue Origin → Boeing → Sierra Nevada Corporation → SpaceX → United Launch Alliance →
missionType	crewed orbital spaceflight →
motivatedBy	retirement of the Space Shuttle in 2011 →
operator	NASA →
overseesCertification	Boeing CST-100 Starliner for crewed ISS missions → SpaceX Crew Dragon for crewed ISS missions →
parentOrganization	NASA Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate → NASA Space Operations Mission Directorate →
partOf	NASA human spaceflight efforts →
predecessor	Space Shuttle program for U.S. crew access to ISS →
primaryDestination	International Space Station →
providesService	crew return from the International Space Station → crew transportation to the International Space Station →
relatedProgram	Commercial Orbital Transportation Services → Commercial Resupply Services →
replaces	NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program for crew transportation →
requiresCapability	autonomous rendezvous and docking → launch abort system → up to seven crew capacity (design capability) →
safetyStandard	NASA human-rating requirements →
startYear	2010 →
usesLaunchSite	Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Space Launch Complex 41 → Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A →
usesLaunchVehicle	Atlas V N22 → Falcon 9 Block 5 →

Referenced by (16)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dragon spacecraft ("NASA Commercial Crew Program") → Starliner spacecraft ("NASA Commercial Crew Program") →	designedFor
NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program → Space Transportation System →	successorProgram
NASA Docking System ("NASA Commercial Crew Program") →	associatedWithProgram
NASA Space Shuttle program →	followedBy
NASA spacecraft ("Commercial Crew Program vehicles (NASA missions)") →	includes
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A →	laterUsedForProgram
SpaceX ("Commercial Crew Program with NASA") →	notableProgram
NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program ("Commercial Crew & Cargo Program Office") →	oversightOffice
Starliner spacecraft ("NASA Commercial Crew Program") →	program
STS-135 →	relatedProgram
NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program ("NASA Commercial Crew & Cargo Program Office") →	relatedTo
NASA Authorization Act of 2010 →	relatesToProgram
NASA Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate →	subsidiary
Falcon rocket family →	usedForProgram