NASA will announce crew members for Boeing and SpaceX next month

In 2014, NASA s & # 39 is associated with Boeing and SpaceX to develop commercial crew capsules. (NASA)

NASA will announce the names of the astronauts assigned to the new Boeing and SpaceX commercial crew capsules, early next month. NASA will announce on August 3 that the astronauts assigned to the crew will perform the first tests and missions of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX Crew Dragon, and will embark on a new era in US spaceflight, announced Thursday. American Space Agency. 19659006] The agency will also announce crew assignments for flight testing of the crew and the first post-certification mission for Boeing and SpaceX, during a press conference chaired by NASA's administrator, Jim Bridenstine. In 2014, NASA partnered with Boeing and SpaceX to develop the Starliner spacecraft that will launch on a United Alliance Alliance V rocket and the Crew Dragon on the Falcon 9 rocket.

The Starliner and the Crew Dragon will launch US astronauts on American-made spaceships from American soil to the International Space Station for the first time since NASA withdrew its space shuttle program in 2011.

See also: Parachutes for the Orion satellite of the NASA [19659006] The station is critical for NASA to understand and overcome the challenges of long-duration spaceflight, and necessary for a sustainable presence on the Moon and deeper missions in the solar system, including Mars. But, according to a recent US Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, neither should be ready before 2019.

For all the latest technology news, download Indian Express App