Boeingisin a uniqueposition. It's oneofthemostwell-establishedaviationcompaniesinthebiz, andalsooneof a numberofprivatecompaniesvyingtobe a leaderincommercialspaceflight.
OnMay 30, 2020, SpaceXbecamethefirst-everprivatecompanytosend a crewtotheISS, andthisalsomarkedthefirsttimethatastronautshadlaunchedintospacefrom U.S. soilsinceNASAendeditsspaceshuttleprogramin 2011.
Butbackin 2019, Boeinglaunchedthecapsule's firsttestflightontopof a UnitedLaunchAllianceAtlas V rocket, andjust 30 minutesintothatuncrewedflight, thingsstartedtogo a littlesideways
そして、ちょうどその30分後には、スターライナーが間違った軌道に乗ってしまい、I.S.を逃してしまうという、ちょっとした横道にそれてしまいました。S. S. 全体的に。
Thiswas a devastatingblowtobothBoeingandNasaasitmeantthattheywouldhavetopushbacktheirplanstosendastronautsintoorbitaspartoftheagency's commercialcrewprogram.
itwillbethefirsttimetheBoeingStarlinergets a chancetofullydemonstrateitscapabilitiesandprovethatithaswhatittakestosafelyfly a crewinthefuture, whichNASAisalreadyhopingwillhappeninlate 2021 sofingerscrossed, itgoesrightthistimearound.