The agency's review, conducted between mid-June and mid-July, found that Orbital Reef's design is feasible, achievable and ready for the next phase of development.
Amazon will provide logistics expertise to help streamline the delivery and inventory management of supplies between Earth and Orbital Reef, and the services and technology tools necessary to support human life and work in space through Amazon Web Services. Arizona State University will provide research advisory services and public outreach.CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM FOX BUSINESS
In December, NASA awarded Blue Origin $130 million through its Commercial Low-Earth Orbit Development program to develop Orbital Reef. Northrop Grumman also received $125.6 million to develop its own space station concept and Houston, Texas-based NanoRacks received $160 million for its "StarLab" concept designed in collaboration with Voyager Space and Lockheed Martin. will launch several modules to the International Space Station starting in 2024, which will eventually detach to form its own space station.
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