Boeing Dumped From NASA's $3.5 Billion Cargo-Flight Contest
- Decision on supplying space station is delayed until Jan. 30
- Orbital ATK, Sierra Nevada also are competing for the contract
The International Space Station is featured in this image photographed by an STS-134 crew member on the space shuttle Endeavour after the station and shuttle began their post-undocking relative separation.
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Boeing Co.’s bid to fly cargo to the International Space Station fell short as the company was eliminated from NASA’s $3.5 billion competition, clearing a challenger from a field that also includes Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
The National Aeronautics & Space Administration, which had planned to award the work as soon as Thursday, delayed a decision until Jan. 30 at the latest to allow more time for a review of the bidders’ proposals, according to a revised timeline on the agency’s website.