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Workers pressure wash the NASA logo on the vehicle assembly building before SpaceX sends two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station aboard its Falcon 9 rocket at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, May 19, 2020. REUTERS / Joe Skipper / File Photo
WASHINGTON, July 20 (Reuters) – NASA is encouraging the use of commercial companies for space missions after the successful flight of the Blue Origin capsule to the edge of space, the White House spokeswoman said on Tuesday, Jen Psaki.
Psaki also praised Wally Funk, 82, on the flight alongside billionaire Jeff Bezos, saying “she is America’s new darling.”
Reporting by Nandita Bose and Steve Holland
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