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Spinoff story
Private Astronaut Training Prepares Commercial Crews of Tomorrow
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
About this technology
Overview
A new company that includes a handful of former NASA personnel is already taking applications for the first comprehensive commercial astronaut training approved by the Federal Aviation Administration. Waypoint 2 Space, located at Johnson Space Center, hopes to draw space tourists and enthusiasts and future commercial crewmembers with first-hand NASA know-how, as well as agency training technology.