Space Act Agreement to Human-Rate Atlas-V May Provide New Launch Opportunities

The Atlas rocket has been around from the onset of the American space progarm with many adcvances through multiple missions over the years. Earlier this month, however, United Launch Alliance (ULA) announced a Space Act Agreement with NASA to seek human-rating for the Atlas-V to boost astronauts to low earth orbit.There have been papers presented on the innovations associated with the Atlas-V and Delta IV and the human-rating the Atlas-V and Delta-IV. [Video]