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NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden speaks at the "Launch America" media news conference Jan. 26, 2015 at the Johnson Space Center, Houston Texas. Under Commercial Crew Transportation capability contracts for NASA's Launch America initiative, Boeing and SpaceX will develop safe, reliable and cost-effective crew transportation to and from the International Space Station on American spacecraft launched from the United States. Also on stage but not seen to answer media questions are JSC Director Ellen Ochoa, Commercial Crew Program Manager, Kathy Lueders, Boeing Space Exploration Vice President & General Manager, John Elbon, Space X President & Chief Operating Officer, Gwynne Shotwell and NASA Astronaut Mike Fincke. Photographer. Robert Markowitz