SpaceX is expected to be the first aerospace firm to meet NASA 's crew capability requirements for delivering a spacecraft to the International Space System ( ISS ) . Its craft will also cost less than rival Boeing ’s . Boeing , which has been paid approximately $ 44.4 m per seat , has flown a demonstration mission and could organise a crewed mission by October 2019 . Boeing received around $ 71.6 m per seat , but will not launch a demonstration until summer . Boeing has been paid a total of $ 4.2bn by 2020 , and SpaceX receives $ 2.6bn .
SpaceX is expected to be the first aerospace firm to meet NASA's crew capability requirements for sending a spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS). Its craft will also cost less than rival Boeing’s. SpaceX, which has been paid approximately $44.4m per seat, has flown a demonstration mission and could organise a crewed mission by October 2019. Boeing received around $71.6m per seat, but will not launch a demonstration until summer. Boeing has been paid a total of $4.2bn by NASA, and SpaceX received $2.6bn.