NASA is bargaining with a US space startup for a Soyuz seat

Photo by NASA/ Joel Kowsky via Getty Images NASA is planning to buy an astronaut seat on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft through Texas-based aerospace firm Axiom Space, according to two people familiar with the plans. The seat is a backup for NASA in case its upcoming ride with SpaceX runs into technical problems, and it suggests the agency is proceeding cautiously. The agency announced Tuesday it was weighing options to procure a Soyuz seat as a safety net to keep the International Space Station sta...