CST-100 Starliner
Active Human Rated Unknown Crew Capacity: 7 Diameter: 4.56 m Height: 5.03 mBoeing (BA)
Aug. 17, 2019
Cargo and Human Transportation
Flight Life
210 days docked, 60 hours free flight.
Description
The Boeing CST-100 Starliner (Crew Space Transportation) crew capsule is a spacecraft design under construction by Boeing as their entry for NASA's Commercial Crew Development program. Its primary purpose is to transport crew to the International Space Station and to private space stations.
History
The design draws upon Boeing's experience with NASA's Apollo, Space Shuttle and ISS programs as well as the Orbital Express project sponsored by the Department of Defense. A variety of validation tests have been underway on test articles since 2011.
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Leanne Caret
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