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HOUSTON - NASA is engaged in a new space race. <\/p>\n
The agency says a decision on which company will build its next-generation vehicle to put astronauts in space is imminent. A $4 billion contract is at stake, and that's made for some intense competition. <\/p>\n
Boeing is one of three companies competing to build the successor to the space shuttle. It hopes its CST-100 capsule will be chosen to ferry Americans to the International Space Station. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Three companies are competing for the contract to build the new craft that will ferry astronauts to the International Space Station. <\/p>\n
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John Mulholland heads Boeing's program. He knows there's a lot on the line, but he's confident. <\/p>\n
\"We've got an incredible team. Human space flight has been at our core since day one, all the way back to Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, the shuttle, the station - all Boeing products developed in partnership with NASA,\" he said <\/p>\n
\"It's provided a lot of benefit for us to have that experience to bring to this design,\" Mulholland said. <\/p>\n
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