Boeing "incredibly excited" to serve as nation's only astronaut transportation
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TL;DR
- NASA will buy two additional flights on Boeing's Starliner, increasing its total to six.
- The space agency will provide $359 million to Boeing for Starliner thruster repairs and Vulcan rocket certification.
- This move ensures NASA's access to low-Earth orbit as SpaceX's Crew Dragon retires.
- Boeing has faced significant challenges and financial losses with the Starliner program.
- NASA anticipates needing two astronaut seats to low-Earth orbit every six to nine months.
- Boeing aims to be the preferred transportation supplier for future commercial LEO destinations (CLDs).