Medicine & TechnologyRosie the Rocketeer is buckled in for the upcoming Boeing Starliner launch on July 30 from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Boeing’s expected second attempt at an uncrewed test flight to the ISS has now been pushed back yet again as it struggled to even complete a test flight.
Astronauts on the ISS are testing an antimicrobial surface coating that can kill bacteria and coronavirus developed by researchers from Boeing and the University of Queensland.
Boeing and NASA entered a partnership to efficiently and safely transport astronauts to International Space Station. However, this collaboration encountered a minor setback.
NASA attributes the advances in space science with its partnership with the private sector but will it continue to uphold scientific discovery over business ventures?
NASA's Space Launch System rocket aims to launch astronauts to deep space missions and its first gig is to send astronauts and large cargo to the Moon via the Orion spacecraft.
Since the retirement of the shuttle program, the restoration of launching American astronauts to the International Space Station from American soil by 2017 has been a goal of NASA. Now, that goal has taken a giant leap forward as NASA has ordered its first commercial spaceflight mission from Boeing.
NASA is increasing its reliance on the private sector for its space exploration endeavors and many companies are now capitalizing on the future of space travel thanks to an evolving partnership with U.S. space agency.
While SpaceX continues to try to land a rocket for reuse later, Boeing and Lockheed Martin have unveiled what they believe will be a better and cheaper booster recycling solution.