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  2. Boeing Starliner - Wikipedia

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    Boeing received a US$4.2 billion to complete and certify the Starliner, while SpaceX received a US$2.6 billion to complete and certify Crew Dragon. [17] To receive the full contract amount, each company would need to successfully complete an abort test , an uncrewed orbital flight test, a crewed orbital flight test, and six crewed missions to ...

  3. Commercial Crew Program - Wikipedia

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    American space manufacturer SpaceX began providing service in 2020, using the Crew Dragon spacecraft, and NASA plans to add Boeing when its Boeing Starliner spacecraft becomes operational no earlier than 2026. [1] NASA has contracted for six operational missions from Boeing and fourteen from SpaceX, ensuring sufficient support for ISS through ...

  4. NASA weighs Boeing vs. SpaceX choice in bringing back ... - AOL

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    Boeing’s Mark Nappi, vice president of the Starliner program, said during a press conference on July 25 that testing of the thrusters has resulted in “very significant” findings that “are ...

  5. FAA chief says Boeing and SpaceX should be treated the same ...

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    Elon Musk said the FAA should punish Boeing for its Starliner fiasco rather than fining SpaceX "for trivia." The head of the FAA pushed back, saying the companies should be treated equally ...

  6. Development of the Commercial Crew Program - Wikipedia

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    In November 2019 NASA published a first cost per seat estimate: US$55 million for SpaceX's Dragon and US$90 million for Boeing's Starliner. Boeing was also granted an additional $287.2 million above the fixed price contract. Seats on Soyuz had an average cost of US$80 million. [55]

  7. Officials describe telltale ‘buzz’ that led to last-minute ...

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    Boeing vs. SpaceX Much is riding on a smooth test flight. NASA has been waiting half a decade for Starliner to begin flying crew, and the development of Starliner was beset by years of delays ...

  8. Comparison of crewed space vehicles - Wikipedia

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    McDonnell Aircraft North American Aviation: LEO attained: Redstone MRLV Atlas LV-3B: 1: 3.34: 1.89: 1,400 Batteries Parachute splashdown (one drogue, one main) 1961 (1960) 1963: 6 (12) [note 1] Gemini USA: McDonnell Aircraft Martin: LEO: Titan II GLV Titan IIIC [note 2] 2: 5.56: 3.05: 3,790 Fuel cells Parachute splashdown (one drogue, one main ...

  9. What to know about Boeing's first spaceflight carrying NASA ...

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    STARLINER VS. DRAGON. Both Boeing and SpaceX's capsules are designed to be autonomous and reusable. This Starliner is the same one that made the first test flight in 2019. Unlike the SpaceX ...