KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - Boeing has received notification that NASA will invest $460 million for further development of the Boeing Commercial Crew Transportation System in the third round of the Commercial Crew Program: Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) contest. Boeing will complete development milestones to further mature the integrated system - including the CST-100 spacecraft, launch services, and ground systems - to prepare for certification and operations.
The CCiCap award addresses development milestones to be completed in a 21-month base period, with the potential for additional milestones in a subsequent options period. Under CCDev and CCDev-2, Boeing has successfully completed tests on engines, abort systems, propulsion, heat shield jettison, attitude control systems, and landing to provide full data on functional elements of the spacecraft's design.
