The state of space travel privatization after Boeing's Starliner difficulties
Boeing's Starliner capsule, atop an Atlas V rocket, lifts off from launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are headed to the International Space Station. (Chris O'Meara/AP)
On Friday, Boeing’s troubled Starliner spacecraft heads back to Earth. NASA gave Boeing a contract to build it to carry crew to and from the International Space Station. Space X also got a similar contract.
We take a look at how outsourcing space travel to private companies is going. Here & Now’s Lisa Mullins speaks with Eric Berger, senior space editor at Ars Technica.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
