Boeing Races to Catch SpaceX in Crewed Spaceflight
It's been a long wait, but Boeing (NYSE: BA) is finally, almost, ready to go back to space -- bringing astronauts along for the ride.
On December 20, 2019, at an hour yet to be announced, Boeing plans to launch its CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vessel from Cape Canaveral on a voyage to the International Space Station.
Aboard the spacecraft for this initial, uncrewed flight, will be a high-tech mannequin named "Rosie," there to record data that will be reviewed to ensure the vessel is safe for human spaceflight. Assuming all goes well with that data and with the mission overall, Boeing's Starliner should be able to begin carrying astronauts to ISS on paid, commercial missions contracted with NASA sometime next year.
Source Fool.com
