The requested article has expired, and is no longer available. Astronauts are training to take Boeing's new Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station. The space agency is also working on a commercial crew capsule that will carry astronauts into deep space. Boeing and SpaceX are both looking to become the first company to bring manned space flights back to the US. NASA has used Russian rockets and spacecraft to take its astronauts to space since the space shuttle project ceased eight years ago but the US space agency is paying Boeing and SpaceX a combined $7bn to develop US-based transportation solutions.
Astronauts are training to take Boeing's new Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station. The space agency is also working on a commercial crew capsule that will carry astronauts into deep space. Boeing and SpaceX are both looking to become the first company to bring manned space flights back to the US. NASA has used Russian rockets and spacecraft to take its astronauts to space since the space shuttle project ceased eight years ago but the US space agency is paying Boeing and SpaceX a combined $7bn to develop US-based transportation solutions.