If all goes well on Monday, two #NASA astronauts will blast off into space on #Boeing’s #Starliner spacecraft.
And it’s a big deal – this long-delayed mission will represent the vehicle’s first crewed launch. If successful, it will give NASA – and in the future, space tourists – more options for getting to low Earth orbit.
https://theconversation.com/boeings-starliner-is-about-to-launch-if-successful-the-test-represents-an-important-milestone-for-commercial-spaceflight-228862
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Boeing’s Starliner is about to launch − if successful, the test represents an important milestone for commercial spaceflight
The Starliner has had delays and issues. The May 2024 launch will put its capacity to carry crew to the International Space Station to the test.The Conversation
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in reply to The Conversation U.S. • • •»The spacecraft has an innovative, weldless structure and is reusable up to 10 times with a six-month turnaround time.«
https://boeing-jtti.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/01133556/02272024-Bkgd_Starliner.pdf
🤔 How reusable was 'Starship' supposed to be again?
(Last I checked it was estimated to be needing 15 runs to fuel up SpaceX's idea of a moon lander. And it also has a heat shield if I'm not mistaken...)
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in reply to The Conversation U.S. • • •is anyone else concerned that boeing has anything to do with this?
not feeling confident for those poor passengers given the current state of boeing products