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[[File:STS-135 Harmony's hatch with U.S. flag - closeup - cropped.jpg|thumb|Bandiera lasciata sulla ISS dall'equipaggio del [[STS-135]] sarà recuperata dal prossimo equipaggio lanciato da un veicolo statunitense]]

Il programma CCDev segue [[Commercial Orbital Transportation Services]] (COTS), un programma per lo sviluppo di lanci commerciali di merci in orbita terrestre bassa. A dicembre 2009, NASA ha fornito la seguente descrizione del programma CCDev:<ref name=nasa20091208>{{Cita web |url=http://hobbyspace.com/AAdmin/archive/Reference/CCDev_Source_Selection_Statement_signed-1.pdf |titolo=Selection Statement For Commercial Crew Development |opera=JSC-CCDev-1 |data= 9 dicembre 2008 |curatore=NASA |accesso= 12 marzo 2019}}</ref>

{{quote||3=The objectives of the Commercial Crew & Cargo Program are to implement U.S. Space Exploration policy with investments to stimulate the commercial space industry; facilitate U.S. private industry demonstration of cargo and crew space transportation capabilities with the goal of achieving safe, reliable, cost effective access to low-Earth orbit; and create a market environment in which commercial space transportation services are available to Government and private sector customers.<ref name=nasa20091208/>