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NASA's director Jim Bridenstine has set up an advisory committee that will study plans, including approval of products by astronauts and even the sale of naming rights for rockets and other spacecraft, according to reports.
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"The committee would also consider removing" obsolete "regulations to allow US astronauts to support private activities aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Companies should not have to turn to Russian cosmonauts for private operations, "said Mike Gold, head of the committee.
Gold said the possibilities could include the reimbursement of NASA when commercial space companies sell spots on spacecraft to the ISS and use these funds to access or provide services on future space stations of the ISS. private sector.
Earlier, US President Donald Trump complained about NASA's spending even as his administration was making the biggest cuts in NASA's government funding in years.
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Indian ISRO is also taking concrete initiatives to create opportunities for private actors in space exploration. According to media reports, it will also transfer the development and manufacture of small rockets, PSLV rockets and satellites to private actors by 2020.
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