NASA/Kim Shiflett After nearly a decade of effort, SpaceX and Boeing are preparing to launch the first NASA astronauts on commercial spaceships. Boeing's CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX's Crew Dragon may fly their first crews in December and January. The goal of NASA's Commercial Crew program, as it's called, is to taxi astronauts to and from the $150-billion International Space Station.
This Veteran Nasa Astronaut Has Tried Spacex And Boeing's New Spaceships And Spacesuits — Here's What She Thinks
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