Event:
NASA outsources its role in space travel by awarding a $4.2 billion contract to Boeing and a $2.6 billion contract to Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) to shuttle astronauts between Earth and the International Space Station
More Notable Events on September 16:
1997 Apple Computer Inc names co-founder Steve Jobs temporary CEO
1991 U.S. trial of Panamanian leader Noriega begins
1983 Arnold Schwarzenegger becomes a U.S. citizen
1974 President Ford announces conditional amnesty for U.S., Vietnam War deserters
1970 Jordan king Hussein forms military government
