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NASA Commercial Crew partners Boeing and SpaceX are taking big steps towards two unique flight tests of their respective Starliner and Crew Dragon spacecraft, and – if the stars align – could jam-pack next month with spaceflight milestones.

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NASA Commercial Crew partners Boeing and SpaceX are taking big steps towards two unique flight tests of their respective Starliner and Crew Dragon spacecraft, and – if the stars align – could jam-pack next month with spaceflight milestones.

The CST-100 #Starliner has been successfully stacked upon @ULALaunch’s Atlas V rocket. The spacecraft will remain here at the launch site until @BoeingSpace’s Orbital Flight Test to the @Space_Station. : https://t.co/Yrfjqu43vz pic.twitter.com/a34HBl4Tyc — NASA Commercial Crew (@Commercial_Crew) November 21, 2019 In the last two weeks alone, both companies have checked off major milestones while preparing their human-rated spacecraft for flight, and – with a little luck over the next few weeks – Starliner and Crew Dragon processing could align for back-to-back launches in the last few weeks of 2019. A render of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. (Boeing)Crew Dragon arrives at the...

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