Starlinerlaunched to the ISS on June 5, carrying NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunni Williams.
No one thought we were going to award two.
I would always say, One or more, and people would roll their eyes at me.
Starliner returned to Earth on September 6, leaving its crew behind on the ISS.NASA
An evaluation board scored the companies based on price, mission suitability, and past performance.
SpaceX had a lower bid of $2.6 billion while Boeing asked for $4.2 billion.
When it came to the other two categories, Boeing had SpaceX beat.
Boeing also scored a very high rating based on past performance, while SpaceX received a rating of high.
NASAs retirement of the Space Shuttle prompted the need for a new spaceship for its ISS astronauts.
Actually, we canand its a total nightmare.
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