NASA reportedly paying an additional $359 million for Starliner certification and Vulcan crew-rating
Spaceflight Now says Weigel wants Starliner to reach Dragon’s flight cadence and fly back-to-back missions toward the end of the ISS’s life and during the shift to commercial space stations.
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Spaceflight Now reports that Weigel said NASA is paying an additional $359 million to help with remaining Starliner certification work and crew-rating ULA’s Vulcan rocket. It also reports that Mullholland said a hot-fire test of CMS thrusters is planned at Kennedy Space Center, in addition to on-orbit testing. Weigel said she wants Starliner to reach Dragon’s flight cadence and fly back-to-back missions toward the end of the ISS’s life.
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