NASA, Blaming Commercial Crew Cuts, Extends Soyuz Contract

NASA formally notified Congress Aug. 5 that it is issuing a $490 million extension of an existing contract to purchase Soyuz seats from the Russian space agency, saying that it was forced to do so because of cuts in the agency's commercial crew program. The post NASA, Blaming Commercial Crew Cuts, Extends Soyuz Contract appeared first on SpaceNews.com.