Only one major test stands between SpaceX and its long-awaited plan to ferry NASA astronauts to and from the International Space Station. smasunaga explains:
, cutting short the planned mission. NASA and Boeing have launched a joint investigation into what went wrong.
The U.S. has paid Russia to transport its astronauts to space since 2011, when the shuttle was retired. As SpaceX and Boeing’s capsule programs experienced delay after delay, the U.S. has had to buy additional seats on the Russian Soyuz spacecraft. NASA and the two companies have emphasized that ensuring the safety of the new spacecraft comes first.
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