Boeing Releases Details On New Crew Capsule

FleaPlus writes "Boeing has released a number of new details on its CST-100 manned space capsule, being developed in collaboration with commercial space station builder Bigelow Aerospace. Competing with SpaceX's Dragon capsule, the vehicle is designed to be compatible with existing Atlas V, Delta IV, and Falcon 9 rockets, and is planned to carry seven people in a capsule 'a little smaller than Orion, but a little bigger than Apollo.' Funding was jump-started this year with $18M of fixed-price Commercial Crew Development money from NASA, which requires completion of several fabrication and demonstration milestones this year (heat shield, escape system, landing tests, etc.) in order to get the full payment."

In other news...

[djupedal]

...Airbus just announced their competitor to Boeing's CST-100 spacecraft. "It's a little larger than Orion, and much bigger than Apollo," Osteltder said of the DTU-1000 spacecraft. "It carries eight, but it's not really that small – it's larger and more spacious than the Orion."

Wait, wait...

[nametaken]

"Bigelow Aerospace"?

I realize I represent the lowest common denominator here, but this reminds me of bad Rob Schneider movies.

Re:Little bigger than Apollo?

[JustOK]

hence more space for crew.

or more crew for space, whichever.

Re:It uses Tardis technology . . .

[Sehnsucht]

That would be TARDIS (Time And Relative Dimension(s) In Space), turn in your geek card.