This was a commitment to carry forward development of the Orion crew capsule.

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One-third are forward deployed overseas, taking their crew away from family and the comforts of home.

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Gilliam, who had initially been looking forward to the Emmys said the cast and crew had now turned their backs on the awards.

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"We will not only have diversity in systems, but also redundancy and competition as we move forward, " said Ed Mango, Nasa's commercial crew programme manager.

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