T+218: Starliner Flies, Dragon Gets More Flights

Boeing completed Starliner’s long-awaited Orbital Flight Test-2 mission to the ISS, but about a week after landing, NASA announced its intent to buy more Dragon flights from SpaceX.

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Topics

• NASA, Boeing Complete Starliner Uncrewed Flight Test to Space Station | NASA
• Boeing’s Starliner capsule completes first “nail-biting” docking at space station – Spaceflight Now
• Starliner concludes OFT-2 test flight with landing in New Mexico - SpaceNews
• NASA to buy five additional Crew Dragon flights - SpaceNews
• NASA Selects Companies to Develop Commercial Destinations in Space | NASA
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• T+203: Starlab with Marshall Smith, SVP of Space Systems at Nanoracks - Main Engine Cut Off

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