On the recordOctober 11, 2011
With the retirement of the Space Shuttle, NASA is now fully dependent on Russia for transportation services to the ISS for at least the next five years.
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congress.govJerry F. Costello: “With the retirement of the Space Shuttle, NASA is now fully dependent on Russia for transportation services to the ISS…”
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Costello discusses NASA's reliance on Russia after the Space Shuttle retirement.
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