[Via Satellite 08-17-2016] NASA has selected the Ixion Initiative Team, comprised of NanoRacks, Space Systems Loral (SSL), and United Launch Alliance (ULA) to participate in the agency’s Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships 2 (“NextSTEP-2”) program. The Ixion Team is a new addition to NASA’s NextSTEP effort, and will begin by conducting a comprehensive feasibility […]

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Source: [url=http://www.satellitetoday.com/nextspace/2016/08/17/ixion-initiative-study-conversion-rocket-upper-stages-leo-habitats/]Ixion Initiative to Study Conversion of Rocket Upper Stages into LEO Habitats[/url]