This could be the year that not one, but four US spacecraft start launching astronauts or tourists to space.
Bold rocket startups, namely Elon Musk's SpaceX, have done quite a bit to capture public attention. And many in the industry are hoping that launching people to space from US soil will usher in a new wave of support for spaceflight.This could be the year that not one, but four US spacecraft start launching astronauts or tourists.
is anxious to get Boeing's Starliner and Crew Dragon up and running so that it can end its decade-long reliance on Russia to ferry astronauts to the ISS. Both spacecraft were expected to be ready in 2017. But testing mishaps and delays plagued their development. StarlinerBoeing's timeline for its first crewed mission is less clear.
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