Boeing Space Plane
Returning crew launch capabilities to u s.
Boeing space plane. Ensuring successful delivery to earth s orbit with the united launch alliance ula joint venture between boeing and lockheed martin. We learned wednesday that boeing has abruptly decided to end its participation in the defense advanced research projects agency s experimental space plane xsp program an effort intended to. The x 37 is operated by the united states space force for orbital spaceflight missions intended to demonstrate reusable space technologies.
Air force s two robotic x 37b space planes was to design build and test the vehicle. Boeing s phantom works division which built the u s. The starliner was designed to accommodate seven passengers or a mix of crew and cargo for missions to low earth orbit.
The boeing x 37 also known as the orbital test vehicle otv is a reusable robotic spacecraft. A 21st century space capsule boeing s crew space transportation cst 100 starliner spacecraft is being developed in collaboration with nasa s commercial crew program. Dubbed the phantom express by boeing the suborbital.
The aerospace contractor partnered with aerojet rocketdyne to provide propulsion for. We re enabling critical research on the international space station iss that benefits the future space economy deep space exploration and life on earth. Boeing won a 146 million funding agreement from darpa in may 2017 to develop and fly the reusable spaceplane.