Launch America

Launch America is a public–private partnership between United States and multiple space companies, closely related to the NASA Commercial Crew Development program.

Launch America
Public-private partnership
IndustrySpace
Headquarters
United States

The first space launch under the Launch America banner occurred at the May 2020 SpaceX Crew Dragon Demo-2 space mission, the first launch of astronauts by a wholly commercial provider mission in the world, the first U.S. astronaut space launch in a decade, and the first SpaceX crewed space launch.[1][2][3]

References
  1. "NASA rolls out 'Launch America' campaign". KCBD. CNN. 8 May 2020.
  2. "Launch America: NASA and SpaceX Demo-2 Test Flight". U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna. 20 May 2020.
  3. David Smith (30 May 2020). "Trump wants America looking at the stars as he drags it through the gutter". The Guardian.

Further reading
  • Lisa Colloredo; NASA (24 May 2016). "Commercial Crew: Launch America". The Space Congress® Proceedings. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. 2016 (44th) The Journey: Further Exploration for Universal Opportunities.
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