NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program

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The NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program is an initiative that partnered with private companies to develop and demonstrate commercial cargo transportation capabilities to the International Space Station.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NASA program
commercial spaceflight program
public–private partnership
administeredBy National Aeronautics and Space Administration
linked to: NASA
canceledPartner Rocketplane Kistler
canceledPartnerReason failure to meet financial milestones
country United States
developedVehicle Orbital Antares
Orbital Cygnus
linked to: Cygnus spacecraft

SpaceX Dragon
linked to: Crew Dragon

SpaceX Falcon 9
linked to: Falcon 9 rocket
endTime 2013
firstDragonOrbitalFlight 2010-12-08
firstISSBerthingByPartner SpaceX Dragon
linked to: SpaceX CRS-10
firstISSBerthingYear 2012
firstSuccessfulDemoMission SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1
focus cargo resupply to the International Space Station
orbital transportation services
fundingModel Space Act Agreements
fixed-price milestone-based agreements
goal encourage competition in space transportation services
reduce NASA cost for ISS cargo resupply
stimulate development of a commercial space transportation industry
transition ISS cargo resupply from government-owned to commercial systems
initialAwardValue 278 million USD
initialAwardYear 2006
notableOutcome demonstrated viability of commercial orbital launch services
established routine commercial cargo resupply to ISS
reduced NASA dependence on Space Shuttle for cargo
OrbitalAwardValue 170 million USD
oversightOffice Commercial Crew & Cargo Program Office
parentAgency NASA Exploration Systems Mission Directorate
policyContext Vision for Space Exploration
policyObjective leverage private sector for low Earth orbit logistics
precededBy Space Shuttle program (for ISS cargo)
primaryAwardee Orbital Sciences Corporation
SpaceX
purpose demonstrate commercial orbital transportation capabilities
develop commercial cargo transportation services to the International Space Station
relatedTo International Space Station
NASA Commercial Crew & Cargo Program Office
replacementCompetition COTS Round 2
selectedCompany Andrews Space
Boeing
Orbital Sciences Corporation
PlanetSpace
Rocketplane Kistler
SpaceDev
SpaceX
t/Space
shortName COTS
SpaceXAwardValue 278 million USD
startTime 2006
status completed
successorProgram Commercial Crew Program
Commercial Resupply Services
usedContractType funded Space Act Agreement
unfunded Space Act Agreement

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Dragon spacecraft designedFor NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program
Dragon spacecraft designedFor NASA Commercial Resupply Services program
linked to: NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program
Falcon rocket family usedForProgram Commercial Resupply Services
linked to: NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A laterUsedForProgram Commercial Resupply Services
linked to: NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program
Commercial Crew Program replaces NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program for crew transportation
linked to: NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program
Commercial Crew Program relatedProgram Commercial Resupply Services
linked to: NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program
Commercial Crew Program relatedProgram Commercial Orbital Transportation Services
linked to: NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program
Dragon 1 program NASA Commercial Resupply Services
linked to: NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program
Dragon 1 usedFor NASA Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) missions
linked to: NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program
NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program successorProgram Commercial Resupply Services
linked to: NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program
Common Berthing Mechanism (Cargo Dragon 1) usedDuringProgram Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS)
linked to: NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program
Crew Dragon Demo-1 relatedProgram NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services
linked to: NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program
COTS Demo Flight 1 program Commercial Orbital Transportation Services
linked to: NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program
COTS fullName Commercial Orbital Transportation Services
linked to: NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program
COTS acronymFor Commercial Orbital Transportation Services
linked to: NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program
Space Act Agreements relatedTo NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program
Andrews Space participatedIn NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program
COTS Round 2 partOf Commercial Orbital Transportation Services
linked to: NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program
COTS Round 2 administeredBy NASA Commercial Crew and Cargo Program Office
linked to: NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program
COTS Demo Flight 2 program Commercial Orbital Transportation Services
linked to: NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program
Commercial Resupply Services relatedProgram Commercial Orbital Transportation Services
linked to: NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program
SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1 program Commercial Orbital Transportation Services
linked to: NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program
SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1 program NASA COTS
linked to: NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program
SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2 program Commercial Orbital Transportation Services
linked to: NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program
European Automated Transfer Vehicle program relatedProgram NASA Commercial Resupply Services
linked to: NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program
Orb-1 nasaProgram Commercial Orbital Transportation Services successor program
linked to: NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program