Revealing the new US spacecraft model

The US Aeronautics Agency (NASA) is working with Boeing in its new spacecraft production plan to bring astronauts to the International Space Station, which can even be used as a fish space station. new low-orbit orbital space transporters and ships in the future.

Spaceship image CST-100.Photo: Boeing.

CST-100 space transport ship design (Boeing Space Transportation-100) was exhibited by Boeing at the International Air Show in England on July 19. The number 100 in the name of the new model explained by Boeing Company is 100 km from the ground to low orbit. This means that the CST-100 is designed to perform short and near-ground space transport tasks.

According to Boeing's introduction, the CST-100 is larger than the Apollo but smaller than the Orion, which can be launched with a variety of missiles and can carry seven astronauts.

It is known that in 2011, after the US shuttle system stopped working, the only way for Americans to go to the International Space Station as well as the low orbit is 'buy tickets' Soyuz train ( Federation) of Russia. However, the 'fare' of Soyuz is not cheap at all (each position on Soyuz can be up to 5,000 USD).

Ship CST-100 can carry 7 astronauts.Photo: Boeing .

In this context, the plan to produce transport vessels such as CST-100 to some extent will help the US reduce the dependence of transport capacity of Soyuz. At the same time, it will be the future high-tech space transport production base.

Reportedly, the CST-100 is part of the plan to develop a space commercial transport system between Boeing and NASA with a total investment of up to $ 18 million. The plan to develop a space commercial transport system set by US President B. Obama.

Obama's government has also set a budget to boost commercial space transport systems and promote technical developments in the type of transport spacecraft.

Source: Space Travel