![international-space-station.jpg](https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2011/01/27/8b8e3805-1579-42d9-87e4-b96c717e9034/thumbnail/640x360/d9d731f2ffeb7e4fc976fcf7abeb113f/international-space-station.jpg?v=5710b2ed1cee1bdfd30cb9c02455b43d#)
NASA Picks SpaceX And Boeing To Resume U.S. Human Spaceflight, After Retiring Space Shuttle Fleet
In a major announcement that will end the reliance on the Russians to launch Americans into space and could also determine which private company launches the first manned mission to mars, NASA on Tuesday afternoon awarded the human spaceflight contract worth $6.8 billion to both SpaceX and Boeing.