You’ve turned over the keys to the private sector for low-earth orbit, which frees up Nasa to do other things
“We haven’t had two humans shoot up into space on a commercial spacecraft ever.
Regaining crew launch capability and having two American crew launch providers is vital to achieving our country’s goals in space
“This is a real breakthrough for space development,” said Lori Garver, a former Nasa deputy administrator and current CEO of the Earthrise Alliance.
Regaining crew launch capability and having two American crew launch providers is vital to achieving our country’s goals in space,” said Starliner astronaut Chris Ferguson, a Starliner astronaut and former Nasa astronaut who commanded the final space shuttle mission.
The extensive testing that contributed to the Boeing and SpaceX delays is a contrast to the space shuttle, which flew humans without any practice runs for its orbital vehicle or rockets, said Hale, the retired Nasa official.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasts off in this file photo
The 27 May launch, known as Demo-2, will serve as a final test of SpaceX’s entire system for transporting people to orbit, the last step to winning Nasa’s approval for regular crewed flights to the space station.
