SpaceX and Orbital will be the first private companies to fly missions to the International Space Station. The two companies have multi-billion dollar contracts to supply cargo to the station after the NASA shuttle program shut down. BBC’s science reporter Neil Bowdler was granted exclusive access to Orbital’s launch facilities in Virginia.
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