Wow the starliner is a total disaster. It was meant as an ISS transport vehicle and the first crewed mission was supposed to be in 2018. Now the ISS is almost ready for decommissioning and the starship is almost done.
Interesting how the tables have turned. Back when the commercial crew contracts were awarded, Boeing was viewed as the ‘safe’ option and SpaceX the ‘risky’ option. Now Dragon is flying regularly and Boeing is struggling to catch up. Good to have some redundancy though, and the first crewed test flight of Starliner should be in a week or so!
Wow the starliner is a total disaster. It was meant as an ISS transport vehicle and the first crewed mission was supposed to be in 2018. Now the ISS is almost ready for decommissioning and the starship is almost done.
Interesting how the tables have turned. Back when the commercial crew contracts were awarded, Boeing was viewed as the ‘safe’ option and SpaceX the ‘risky’ option. Now Dragon is flying regularly and Boeing is struggling to catch up. Good to have some redundancy though, and the first crewed test flight of Starliner should be in a week or so!