Astronauts are training to take Boeing 's new Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station . The manned flight has been delayed until the end of the year or early 2020 because of technical issues . Boeing and SpaceX are both looking to become the first company to bring manned space travel back to the US . Any related articles, and user comments are shown below. 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 industry is paying Boeing and SpaceX a combined $ 7bn to develop space - based transportation systems .
Astronauts are training to take Boeing 's new Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station . The manned flight has been delayed until the end of the year or early 2020 because of technical issues . Boeing and SpaceX are both looking to become the first company to bring manned space travel 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 industry is paying Boeing and SpaceX a combined $ 7bn to develop space - based transportation systems .