NASA sets dates for commercial crew capsule launches

NASA has announced the dates for the first flights of the commercial manned space capsules that will be used to ferry astronauts from the United States to the International Space Station (ISS). The planned eight launches of the SpaceX Crew Dragon and the Boeing CST-100 Starliner to be conducted between January and December of 2019 include unmanned orbital tests, launch pad abort tests, manned flights, and the first operational missions to the station.

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Category: Space

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• Boeing
• CST-100
• Dragon
• International Space Station
• NASA
• SpaceX

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