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To: No_Doll_i
I thought it was fake yesterday too ...

But this isn't:

http://www.boeing.com/space/starliner/



A 21st Century Space Capsule

Boeing's Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 Starliner spacecraft is being developed in collaboration with NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The Starliner was designed to accommodate seven passengers, or a mix of crew and cargo, for missions to low-Earth orbit. For NASA service missions to the International Space Station, it will carry up to four NASA-sponsored crew members and time-critical scientific research. The Starliner has an innovative, weldless structure and is reusable up to 10 times with a six-month turnaround time. It also features wireless internet and tablet technology for crew interfaces.




624 posted on 08/02/2018 9:50:41 PM PDT by Steven W.
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To: Steven W.

Hmmmmmmmmm Ok something to watch it seems.


626 posted on 08/02/2018 9:56:39 PM PDT by No_Doll_i
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To: Steven W.
A 21st Century Space Capsule...by Boeing, yet

Looks to me as if it's going to get set on top of SpaceX's jumbo XXXL launcher.

Better job for that beast than chucking the Boss's roadster out past the NavSat belt.

629 posted on 08/02/2018 10:04:45 PM PDT by Unrepentant VN Vet (...against all enemies, foreign or domestic...)
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To: Steven W.

IMHO the Starliner going operational is what’s holding up the launch of the James Webb telescope that will replace Hubble.


726 posted on 08/03/2018 6:00:04 AM PDT by TrueFact (Critical thinking about EVERYTHING.... tough but required.)
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