Boeing announces their design for a spaceship, planned to release in 2017

[Jobobee]

Since the Space Shuttle was retired in July 2011, the US has relied on Russia to get its astronauts into orbit.

But through their Commercial Crew Program, NASA has been busy funding the development of a new breed of spacecraft.

And now Boeing has unveiled its capsule that will begin transporting astronauts into space by 2017.

 

 

 

Boeing’s vision for the future of human spaceflight is the Crew Space Transportation.

They unveiled the new commercial interior of its CST-100 next-generation manned space capsule, showing how people other than Nasa astronauts may one day travel to space.

 

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2618745/Boeings-vision-manned-spaceflight-revealed-Firm-unveils-concept-space-transport-set-launch-2017.html#ixzz31Fswf1Ik

 

Looks pretty cool to me, I've always liked Boeing, even if I do prefer Airbus.
 

[MangoJuiceStain]

Looks so futuristic.

[thedigitalmilk]

I want my living room to look like this, except less sideways.

[Fred Castellum]

About god dam time boeing did something different... 

[ivhyn]

I want up there too

[Prothetik]

I wouldn't mind a one way ticket in that thing.

[Tea1337]

This is going to cost probably $500,000,000 or better

[Tataffe]

Since the Space Shuttle was retired in July 2011, the US has relied on Russia to get its astronauts into orbit.

 

Soon SpaceX's Dragon will be available in a manned version to do that job.

[AlwaysFSX]

even if I do prefer Airbus.

Do I have a video for you when I get home...

[Jobobee]

Do I have a video for you when I get home...

Okay, I like both of them, I just rather like the A380.

I do like Bombardier though.

[AlwaysFSX]

Okay, I like both of them, I just rather like the A380.

I do like Bombardier though.

A380's are amazing, the rest of the lineup.. not so much..

[CtW]

I want one...

[minimalist]

I want my living room to look like this, except less sideways.

 

Sideways would make for a great conversation piece though! lol

[thedigitalmilk]

Sideways would make for a great conversation piece though! lol

well then side ways it is!

[Jobobee]

Sideways would make for a great conversation piece though! lol

 

"Take a seat!"

*Awkward noises of him getting into the chair*

5 minutes later

Blargh!

[Imaginaerum]

"Take a seat!"

*Awkward noises of him getting into the chair*

5 minutes later

Blargh!

 

I want space travel to become available to consumers to shut up all the 'Van Allen belts vaporize humans' theorists. COME ON BOEING I'LL BUY A SPACESHIP FOR $5,000,000.

[Tech_Dreamer]

wow! now imagine that being your PC room??   *mindblown*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ninja loves to design stuffs

[hal9001]

Goes missing...

[Jamdude]

About god dam time boeing did something different...

What do you mean? They've been making space vehicles for a while now, take a look at the X-40, X-37, X-51, and near enough anything from their Phantom Works division.

[rashdanml]

A380's are amazing, the rest of the lineup.. not so much..

A380's are great, but a gas-guzzling behemoth in the sky isn't really very practical. Still, it's interesting what Airbus managed to accomplish. It's certainly increased air travel quite a bit, even if majority of the airports aren't capable of landing one. 

 

Airbus's new A350 prototype sounds promising; it's the Airbus equivalent of the Dreamliner, which is aptly named. 

[Jamdude]

Airbus's new A350 prototype sounds promising; it's the Airbus equivalent of the Dreamliner, which is aptly named. 

If you're talking about the A350 XWB then it's not a prototype, it's already far in to production.

[rashdanml]

If you're talking about the A350 XWB then it's not a prototype, it's already far in to production.

For all intents and purposes, it's still a prototype in testing. It'll be many years before it's ready for service. The 787 was supposed to be in production/service in 2008-2009, but deliveries didn't start until 2012 (only 3 delivered in 2011). 

[JAKEBAB]

This is awesome but why do there legs go up in the air? Am I looking at the picture wrong?

[Jobobee]

This is awesome but why do there legs go up in the air? Am I looking at the picture wrong?

Because it takes off vertically, then once it's in orbit they'll be the right way up.

[iExpurge]

Because it takes off vertically, then once it's in orbit they'll be the right way up.

yeah but in orbit that shouldn't really matter anymore beacause you cant feel gravity anymore. so im not sure

 

more ontopic though this thing looks way to concept-like so i doubt this is any more then an attention grabber.