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To cover NASA's needs for crew transportation
- The main reason for this contract extension was to cover NASA's needs for crew transportation after delays with Boeing's Starliner, which was originally supposed to alternate with SpaceX's Dragon for human flights every six months.
www.wired.com/story/boeing-starliner-return-nasa-contract/Boeing Starliner Returns Home to an Uncertain Future - WIRED
Aug 24, 2024 · Ten years ago next month, NASA announced that Boeing, one of the agency's most experienced contractors, won the lion's share of government money available to end the...
- NASA will pay Boeing more than twice as much as SpaceX for ...
NASA confirmed Wednesday that it has awarded five additional...
- Boeing’s Starliner has cost at least twice as much as SpaceX ...
When NASA selected Boeing and SpaceX to develop the...
- NASA will pay Boeing more than twice as much as SpaceX for ...
Sep 1, 2022 · NASA confirmed Wednesday that it has awarded five additional crew transportation missions to SpaceX, and its Crew Dragon vehicle, to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station.
Sep 12, 2024 · NASA awarded a $4.2 billion contract to Boeing for the Starliner but paid just $2.6 billion to SpaceX for the Crew Dragon — and the Crew Dragon has been in successful operation since 2020.
Sep 29, 2024 · NASA was reportedly considering going all in on Boeing, selecting the company’s Starliner as the only commercial spacecraft used to transport its astronauts to and from the International Space...
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May 1, 2024 · Boeing's Starliner will make its first crewed launch as soon as May 6, about four years after SpaceX's. Having two private astronaut taxis will provide redundancy for ISS operations and more.
Jul 31, 2024 · When NASA selected Boeing and SpaceX to develop the Starliner and Crew Dragon spacecraft for astronaut missions, the agency signed fixed-price agreements with each contractor. These fixed-price...
Aug 24, 2024 · NASA has decided it’s too risky to have Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft return to Earth from the International Space Station with its two crew members, and so those astronauts will extend their...
