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Boeing CST-100 Approaching Bigelow Space Station
Credit: Boeing
This artist's illustration depicts a Boeing CST-100 spacecraft approaching a private inflatable space station complex designed by Bigelow Aerospace.
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Boeing's CST-100, Artist's Rendering
Credit: Boeing
An artist's rendering of Boeing's crew-carrying CST-100 space capsule.
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Boeing CST-100 Spacecraft Atop Atlas 5 Rocket
Credit: Boeing
A Boeing CST-100 spacecraft is shown atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket in this artist's illustration. The CST-100 is a capsule-based vehicle designed to carry seven astronauts into low-Earth orbit on trips to the International Space Station or other orbital destination.
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Boeing's CST-100 Undergoes Wind-Tunnel Testing
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Boeing is testing a 12-by-14 inch aluminum model of its CST-100 space capsule in a wind tunnel at NASA's Ames Research Center. The company has said it hopes the CST-100 will be flying astronauts to and from the International Space Station by 2015.
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Boeing's CST-100 Model, Side View
Credit: Boeing
A side view of the model CST-100 space capsule Boeing is subjecting to wind-tunnel tests.
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Front View of Boeing's CST-100 Model for Wind-Tunnel Tests
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A front view of an aluminum model of Boeing's CST-100 crew-carrying space capsule. The company is putting the model through wind-tunnel tests to gauge the spaceship's structural integrity.
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Boeing Engineers Look Over CST-100 Model
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Boeing engineers look over a model of the company's CST-100 space capsule during wind-tunnel tests at NASA's Ames Research Center in California.
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Drop Test of CST-100 Spaceship on April 3, 2012
Credit: Boeing
Boeing's CST-100 space capsule falls to Earth in a successful parachute drop test held April 3, 2012, at the Delamar Dry Lake Bed near Alamo, Nev.
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Model of Boeing's CST-100 Astronaut Taxi
Credit: Denise Chow/SPACE.com
A model of Boeing's CST-100 space capsule shows the crew-carrying craft's interior design. The CST-100, which can carry up to seven astronauts, could fly its first manned mission by 2015 or 2016, Boeing officials have said.
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Mockup of Boeing CST-100
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View inside Boeing's mockup of its CST-100 commercial capsule designed to take astronauts to low Earth orbit.
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CST-100 Spacecraft interior
Credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz
This is an interior view of The Boeing Company's CST-100 spacecraft, which features LED lighting and tablet technology. Image released July 22, 2013.
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Astronaut Serena Aunon and Andrea Gilkey
Credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz
NASA astronaut Serena Aunon and Andrea Gilkey, a human factors engineer with The Boeing Company, tag up prior to a fit check of the CST-100 spacecraft. Image released July 22, 2013.
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Aunon Enters CST-100 Spacecraft
Credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz
NASA astronaut Serena Aunon enters The Boeing Company's CST-100 spacecraft for a fit check. Image released July 22, 2013.
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Bresnik Prepares to Enter CST-100
Credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz
NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik prepares to enter the CST-100 spacecraft, which was built inside The Boeing Company's Houston Product Support Center. Image released July 22, 2013.
