Boeing to build NASA’s next passenger spaceship
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Boeing will receive a US$4.2 billion grant from NASA to build and fly the next passenger US spacecraft.
Boeing’s Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 is being developed as part of NASA’s efforts to resume passenger space flights from the US by 2017. The CST-100 will transport up to seven passengers, or a mix of crew and cargo, to the International Space Station (ISS) and other destinations.
“Boeing has been part of every American human space flight programme and we’re honoured that NASA has chosen us to continue that legacy,” said John Elbon, Boeing’s vice president and general manager for space exploration.
“The CST-100 offers NASA the most cost-effective, safe and innovative solution to US-based access to low-Earth orbit.”
Boeing will build three CST-100s at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The spacecraft will undergo tests in 2016, followed by an unmanned test flight in early 2017. The first manned missions are expected to launch in mid-2017.
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