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The Space Launch System ( SLS) is an American super heavy-lift expendable launch vehicle used by NASA. As the primary launch vehicle of the Artemis Moon landing program, SLS is designed to launch the crewed Orion spacecraft on a trans-lunar trajectory. The first SLS launch was the uncrewed Artemis 1, which took place on 16 November 2022.
After years of delays, Boeing is finally set to launch two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station on its Starliner spacecraft. The capsule is scheduled to lift off Monday at 10:34 p.m ...
Boeing Starliner. The Boeing Starliner (or CST-100 [b]) is a class of partially reusable spacecraft designed to transport crew to the International Space Station (ISS) and other low-Earth-orbit destinations. [7] [8] [9] It is manufactured by Boeing, with the Commercial Crew Program (CCP) of NASA as the anchor customer. [10]
Boeing on the verge of launching astronauts into space with Starliner capsule If successful, Boeing would join SpaceX as the second American company to provide crew shuttle services to orbit for NASA.
NASA gave Boeing, a longtime space contractor, more than $4 billion to develop the capsule, while SpaceX got $2.6 billion. SpaceX already was in the station delivery business and merely ...
Boeing Defense, Space & Security. Boeing Defense, Space & Security ( BDS) is a division of The Boeing Company based in Arlington, Virginia, near Washington, D.C. The division builds military airplanes, rotorcraft, and missiles, as well as space systems for both commercial and military customers, including satellites, spacecraft, and rockets .
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) -Boeing's new Starliner spacecraft was poised for launch on Monday night on a much-delayed first crewed test flight to orbit, as the company scrambles to compete ...
The Space Launch System core stage, or simply core stage, is the main stage of the American Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, built by The Boeing Company in the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility. At 65 m (212 ft) tall and 8.4 m (27.6 ft) in diameter, the core stage contains approximately 987 t (2,177,000 lb) of its liquid hydrogen and liquid ...