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Boeing is getting ready to send astronauts into space with their latest capsule (www.infoterkiniviral.com)
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s it is ready to launch astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) in cooperation with NASA

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[โ€“] packadal@beehaw.org 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Well, to get humans to space today you have either the crew dragon on a SpaceX falcon 9, or a Soyouz.

And relations with Russia are a bit tense nowadays, so if you are not Russian, there are currently no other options than SpaceX.

Kinda looks like a monopoly, with another actor starting to compete (and SpaceX is historically very competitive on prices, so without huge government subsidies, I doubt Boeing would consider maintaining their crewed vehicle)

[โ€“] maniel@sopuli.xyz 4 points 6 months ago

Looks like a monopoly because SpaceX invented that niche and others lag behind RnD-wise, companies like Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and other companies behind the American space program are more in monopoly position and were more subsidized by the government than SpaceX ever was