NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program

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NASA program commercial spaceflight program public–private partnership

The NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program is an initiative that partnered with private companies to develop and demonstrate commercial cargo transportation capabilities to the International Space Station.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NASA program → commercial spaceflight program → public–private partnership →
administeredBy	National Aeronautics and Space Administration →
canceledPartner	Rocketplane Kistler →
canceledPartnerReason	failure to meet financial milestones →
country	United States →
developedVehicle	Orbital Antares → Orbital Cygnus → SpaceX Dragon → SpaceX Falcon 9 →
endTime	2013 →
firstDragonOrbitalFlight	2010-12-08 →
firstISSBerthingByPartner	SpaceX Dragon →
firstISSBerthingYear	2012 →
firstSuccessfulDemoMission	SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1 →
focus	cargo resupply to the International Space Station → orbital transportation services →
fundingModel	Space Act Agreements → fixed-price milestone-based agreements →
goal	encourage competition in space transportation services → reduce NASA cost for ISS cargo resupply → stimulate development of a commercial space transportation industry → transition ISS cargo resupply from government-owned to commercial systems →
initialAwardValue	278 million USD →
initialAwardYear	2006 →
notableOutcome	demonstrated viability of commercial orbital launch services → established routine commercial cargo resupply to ISS → reduced NASA dependence on Space Shuttle for cargo →
OrbitalAwardValue	170 million USD →
oversightOffice	Commercial Crew & Cargo Program Office →
parentAgency	NASA Exploration Systems Mission Directorate →
policyContext	Vision for Space Exploration →
policyObjective	leverage private sector for low Earth orbit logistics →
precededBy	Space Shuttle program (for ISS cargo) →
primaryAwardee	Orbital Sciences Corporation → SpaceX →
purpose	demonstrate commercial orbital transportation capabilities → develop commercial cargo transportation services to the International Space Station →
relatedTo	International Space Station → NASA Commercial Crew & Cargo Program Office →
replacementCompetition	COTS Round 2 →
selectedCompany	Andrews Space → Boeing → Orbital Sciences Corporation → PlanetSpace → Rocketplane Kistler → SpaceDev → SpaceX → t/Space →
shortName	COTS →
SpaceXAwardValue	278 million USD →
startTime	2006 →
status	completed →
successorProgram	Commercial Crew Program → Commercial Resupply Services →
usedContractType	funded Space Act Agreement → unfunded Space Act Agreement →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dragon spacecraft → Dragon spacecraft ("NASA Commercial Resupply Services program") →	designedFor
Commercial Crew Program ("Commercial Resupply Services") → Commercial Crew Program ("Commercial Orbital Transportation Services") →	relatedProgram
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A ("Commercial Resupply Services") →	laterUsedForProgram
Dragon 1 ("NASA Commercial Resupply Services") →	program
Commercial Crew Program ("NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program for crew transportation") →	replaces
NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program ("Commercial Resupply Services") →	successorProgram
Common Berthing Mechanism (Cargo Dragon 1) ("Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS)") →	usedDuringProgram
Dragon 1 ("NASA Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) missions") →	usedFor
Falcon rocket family ("Commercial Resupply Services") →	usedForProgram