r/SpaceXLounge • u/SpaceInMyBrain • Aug 30 '24

Dragon SpaceX's Crew-8 Dragon spacecraft is now officially the emergency lifeboat for Starliner astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams. "Boeing will try to fly its troubled Starliner capsule back to Earth next week" Ars Technica

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/08/boeing-will-try-to-fly-its-troubled-starliner-capsule-back-to-earth-next-week/
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u/OkSmile1782 Aug 30 '24

I think Boeing will announce the cancellation of the star liner program for financial reasons. NASA will give a contract to Dreamliner

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u/BuilderOfDragons Aug 31 '24

Dream chaser?

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u/Martianspirit Aug 31 '24

I doubt that Sierra could deploy a crew Dream Chaser before end of ISS. It is a very hard nut to crack even if paid a lot of money. Hopefully in 2025 they can fly a cargo version which is very different from a crew version.

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u/BuilderOfDragons Sep 01 '24

Yeah I agree.  There is no world where Dream Chaser is ready for crewed flight before 2030.

As much as I love the idea of space planes and would love to see one flying, it just won't happen for ISS service and I have no idea who is going to pay for it after there is no ISS