"To reduce mission complexity, this new concept is doing one launch."
  • Kernal64@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    7·
    2 months ago

    If NASA goes with Boeing for the rocket, they can expect the rocket to disassemble itself halfway into the atmosphere.

    • halcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      You assume it gets off the ground. Starliner is 4 years behind, hasn’t had a flawless automated launch yet, and still hasn’t launched a manned crew, while the SpaceX Dragon 2 has made 30+ trips to the ISS on a fraction of the development budget.

      • AdamEatsAss@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        2 months ago

        Also assuming the FAA doesn’t ban Boeing from air/spacecraft production. But then again space-X has done unsanctioned launches so maybe the laws don’t matter if you’re making rockets.