Main Engine Cut Off

T+4: Boeing’s CST-100, SpaceX’s Dragon 2, and a Scorched Falcon 9

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Boeing announced a 6 month delay in the schedule for their CST-100 crew vehicle. SpaceX’s Dragon 2 is in the lead to be the first Commercial Crew vehicle to fly. The most recently-returned Falcon 9 took a ton of damage on its way back to the drone ship and won’t fly again, but will provide a ton of data for SpaceX to use to make improvements to future Falcon 9 stages.

  • Boeing delays first crewed CST-100 flight to 2018 - SpaceNews.com
  • Starliner’s first complete hull mated at Kennedy; crew launch delayed to 2018 | NASASpaceFlight.com
  • Elon Musk on Twitter: “Most recent rocket took max damage, due to v high entry velocity. Will be our life leader for ground tests to confirm others are good.”
  • Elon Musk on Twitter: “@bittdk Better. Not there yet, but a solution is likely.”
  • Landed SpaceX rocket suffered ‘max’ damage - Florida Today
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