Boeing unveils new capsule destined for space by 2017

A new Boeing spacecraft will send astronauts to the International Space Station -- and beyond. The future of U.S. spaceflight and the Commercial Crew Program was unveiled Monday at the Kennedy Space Center. It's the CST-100 -- a reusable capsule made up of a crew module and service module -- inside the former shuttle-processing facility known as OPF-3, where construction and testing are taking place. Boeing showcased a mockup of the capsule on Monday. More

(Source: Bay News 9 - Jun 11)