SpaceX Is Retiring Crew Dragon, Forcing NASA to Bet Big on Boeing’s Troubled Starliner
With SpaceX planning to retire its Crew Dragon spacecraft in just a few years, NASA urgently needs to secure another vehicle for crewed missions to and from low Earth orbit. Apparently, the agency is dedicated to making sure Boeing’s Starliner—the infamous spacecraft that left two astronauts stuck on the International Space Station for months—will be ready to fill the gap. As early as next week, NASA will announce plans to order two more crewed Starliner missions from Boeing, cover part of the cost to fix the spacecraft’s thrusters, and provide support to certify the spacecraft’s launch on a new rocket, sources told Ars Technica.
- ▪With SpaceX planning to retire its Crew Dragon spacecraft in just a few years, NASA urgently needs to secure another vehicle for crewed missions to and from low Earth orbit.
- ▪Apparently, the agency is dedicated to making sure Boeing’s Starliner—the infamous spacecraft that left two astronauts stuck on the International Space Station for months—will be ready to fill the gap.
- ▪As early as next week, NASA will announce plans to order two more crewed Starliner missions from Boeing, cover part of the cost to fix the spacecraft’s thrusters, and provide support to certify the spacecraft’s launch on a new rocket, sourc
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With SpaceX planning to retire its Crew Dragon spacecraft in just a few years, NASA urgently needs to secure another vehicle for crewed missions to and from low Earth orbit. Apparently, the agency is dedicated to making sure Boeing’s Starliner—the infamous spacecraft that left two astronauts stuck on the International Space Station for months—will be ready to fill the gap. As early as next week, NASA will announce plans to order two more crewed Starliner missions from Boeing, cover part of the cost to fix the spacecraft’s thrusters, and provide support to certify the spacecraft’s launch on a new rocket, sources told Ars Technica.
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