What does COTS stand for?

Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (NASA commercial program to develop a vehicle that can reach low earth orbit)

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Byline: datta003 Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) announces delivery of the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Communication Unit to NASA s Kennedy Space Center in preparation for launch on Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-129.

United States: SpaceX Delivers Hardware to Cape Canaveral in ...

As a winner of the NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services competition, SpaceX hopes to help fill the gap when the Space Shuttle retires in 2010.

Shuttle follow-on builder chooses PLM Software

SpaceX captured one of the most coveted prizes of the new space industry: a commercial orbital transportation services contract worth as much as $100 million.

Across the Nation

Orbitals Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) is based on the companys new Cygnus maneuvering space vehicle.

United States: Orbital lands $1.9 billion NASA contract

The second flight of the Falcon 9/Dragon system is the first flight under NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program, a new commercial-government partnership under which SpaceX will demonstrate the ability to dock with the International Space Station, transfer cargo, and return cargo safely to Earth.

SpaceX Announces Completion of Acceptance Testing for Falcon 9 First ...

have been honing their rival offers with the aid of $500 million in demonstration money NASA awarded under its Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program.

United States: Competition Heats Up for Space Station Cargo Contract

Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) announces delivery of the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Communication Unit to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in preparation for launch on Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-129.

SpaceX Delivers Hardware to Cape Canaveral in Preparation for Flight ...

As a winner of the NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services competition (COTS), SpaceX is in a position to help fill the gap in American spaceflight to the International Space Station (ISS) when the Space Shuttle retires in 2010.

United States: SpaceX Receives $20 Million Investment from Founders ...