NASA wants to test Starline aircraft to become a space mission

This is a move that shows NASA wants to speed up the time fund to relay private companies' astronauts to the ISS International Space Station.

The agency is in the process of promoting Boeing Starliner's flight test into a fully-fledged flight. It will be a bold move, and scientists fear that this NASA risk could jeopardize the safety of astronauts.

According to the new schedule updated by Boeing based on changes in the contract with NASA, the Starliner crew of astronauts will be added one more person to the ship and also extend the journey from 2 weeks to 6 months to promote pushing the transfer of people to the Space Station, Florida Today said.

Boeing's Starliner shuttle.(Photo: Digital Trends).

According to information from Digital Trends, NASA outside Boeing currently has a contract with Russia to transport astronauts to the International Space Station by the Soyuz space shuttle which will expire in 2019. Soyuz to add astronauts to the Space Station is impossible, as it requires the process from preparation to implementation very long. Even so, two ships of two private contracts, Boeing's Starliner and SpaceX's, are also not certified as suitable for four-person crews.

Close-up of space shuttle and astronaut wearing green outfit designed by Boeing.

In response to NASA's urgent need, Boeing said: "It is certain to us that we need to provide NASA with a flexible complement to ensure the Space Station has enough people and tank operations. usually until the suppliers of the Commercial Astronaut Program (CAP - Commercial Astronauts Program) can choose the regular flight schedule for astronaut rotation missions on the Station ".

"This amendment will provide NASA with an extension of schedule extension if necessary , " added Bill Gerstenmaier, NASA's flight manager. "We greatly appreciate Boeing's willingness to develop their flights to ensure that we are not interrupted to bring astronauts into space."

In 2014, NASA awarded a $ 4.2 billion ($ 95.5 trillion) contract to Boeing and another $ 2.6 billion (59, equivalent). 1 trillion VND for SpaceX including 2 test flights and 6 space missions. Boeing and SpaceX will run the unmanned aerial test this fall, and the plan should be a second test with the two-man crew by the end of the year.

But schedule pressure has become the factor that makes up the two capacity disasters for these two shuttles. Scientists from NASA's Space Safety Adviser warned that the agency should not be too hasty. In 2012, NASA expanded the scope of SpaceX's Dragon shuttle test by packing an additional supply of supplies for the ISS International Space Station and running the flight as a mission flight. really.

At a press conference in March, Kathy Lueders - Manager of the Commercial Astronaut Program - representing NASA acknowledged that their new schedule was a risky schedule, but confirmed the timelines on completion. It is achievable, according to Space News."A perfect schedule will be a schedule that everything can be done at the same time , " Kathy said. "We really want to take the time to do this in the best way. We want it to be done as quickly as possible, but we certainly won't sacrifice the safety of the crew."