Categories: News

Boeing’s First Manned Spacecraft Starliner to Be Launched to ISS on 31 August

The first manned spacecraft of the Boeing company, called Starliner, will be launched to the International Space Station (ISS) on 31 August, a source in the Russian space and rocket industry said.

In December 2019, the Starliner spaceship set off on its first test flight to the International Space Station, but docking was canceled after Starkiner failed to execute an orbit-insertion burn on schedule.

Boeing is in a race with SpaceX and its Crew Dragon to develop the next capsule to take Western astronauts to the ISS. SpaceX plans to make the first manned flight of the Crew Dragon in the second quarter of 2020 and has its own $2.6 billion crew capsule contract with NASA.

Source: Sputnik

admin

Share
Published by
admin

Recent Posts

Are We Ready to Meet ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence in Our Lifetime?

Since the twentieth century, humanity has constantly questioned, through science fiction writers and scientists alike,…

2 days ago

Is Antimatter the Reverse Mirror of Our Universe?

Although antimatter sounds like something out of a science fiction movie, it is actually one…

3 days ago

Wormholes in Space: A Journey Back in Time?

When we look into the vastness of space, we find not only stars, galaxies, and…

3 days ago

The New Space Race: Nuclear Power on the Moon

Over the next decade, deploying small fission reactors on the lunar surface is becoming a…

4 months ago

Capturing the Sun in Orbit: How Space-Based Solar Power Could Redefine Earth’s Energy Independence

Space Solar Power Plants For millennia, the Sun has been the lifeblood of civilizations —…

4 months ago

Is PlanetX (Planet Nine) Real?

Is Planet X Found? In the dark confines of the Solar System, one of the…

4 months ago