Rosie the Rocketeer, a test dummy that looks like Rosie the Riveter, will be the first official passenger to ride Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft to the stars. The spacecraft is designed to carry astronauts to the International Space Station.
Wearing a red bandana and a blue spacesuit, Rosie the Rocketeer is the first official passenger to ride Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft to the stars. The spacecraft is designed to carry astronauts to the International Space Station. Rosie will be heading there on a test flight Friday.The unmanned flight test is a big step toward humans one day being able to ride to space and back in the Starliner.
astronaut Nicole Mann is training for the Boeing Starliner's first crewed test flight. She will be the first female to pilot a new spacecraft, according to Boeing.Additionally, astronaut Sunita Williams will be on the first post-certification mission on the Starliner, the spacecraft's second crewed flight. Williams is also preparing for her third long-duration mission on the International Space Station.
asked the private sector to develop spacecraft that could carry humans to replace the space shuttle program after it was retired in 2011. SpaceX was allotted $2.6 billion and Boeing was awarded $4.2 billion in 2014. originally predicted both companies' spacecraft would be up and running by 2017, but both vehicles are behind schedule.
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