With Regret, NASA Readies Checkbook for Backup Soyuz Seats

Less than two weeks after the head of NASA said he hoped commercial crew vehicles would allow NASA to stop paying for Soyuz flights to and from the International Space Station after 2017, the agency revealed plans to procure seats on Soyuz missions in 2018 as a hedge against potential delays. The post With Regret, NASA Readies Checkbook for Backup Soyuz Seats appeared first on SpaceNews.com.