CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Boeing has delayed its first test flight of its Starliner crew capsule to the International Space Station. SpaceX conducted a similar test flight of its Dragon crew capsule in March. The two companies expect to start launching astronauts to the space station for NASA next year. NASA astronauts have been riding Russian rockets to the space station, for tens of millions of dollars per seat, while awaiting the repeatedly delayed commercial crew vehicles. SpaceX’s crew Dragon is a much enhanced version of its cargo Dragon, which has been delivering supplies to the space station since 2012.

Source: thestar December 03, 2019 20:15 UTC