The world's first space taxi
Taxi to space, why not? It's possible. Two U.S. companies, rocket engine and spacecraft maker SpaceX and aircraft giant Boeing, have signed a contract to build the first-ever private spacecraft that will be able to "fly" astronauts to the International Space Station. See what the world's first space taxi looks like.
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1. The contract, totaling about 6.8 billion US dollars, provides for the development of the Dragon V2 (SpaceX) and CST-100 (Boeing) spacecraft that you see in the photo. (Photo: BOB FERGUSON/Boeing photo).
2. This is what the CST-100 spacecraft looks like inside. (Photo: ELIZABETH MORRELL/Boeing image).
3. These are the airbags of the CST-100 spacecraft, which will only be used to transport people to the ISS, so it does not have the necessary equipment for further space travel. (Photo: ELIZABETH MORRELL/Boeing image).
4. The interior of the CST-100 was created in collaboration with Bigelow Aerospace. During its construction, a large amount of copper tape was used (Photo: NASA / REUTERS).
5. Visualization of the rendezvous of the CST-100 spacecraft with the International Space Station. (Photo: Boeing image).
6. Testing the parachutes of the spacecraft CST-100. (Photo: ELIZABETH MORRELL/Boeing image).
7. Astronaut Randy Breznik is preparing to enter the spacecraft CST-100. (Photo: AP).
8. And this is the interior of the Dragon V2 spacecraft at the headquarters of the manufacturer - SpaceX. (Photo: NASA/Dmitri Gerondidakis).
9. Dragon 2 was first unveiled in May at SpaceX headquarters. (Photo: NASA/Dmitri Gerondidakis).
10. The head and founder of SpaceX is the innovative engineer Elon Musk, who created Tesla Motors and the PayPal payment service. (Photo: MARIO ANZUONI/REUTERS).
11. It's interesting, it turns out that Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX, according to the director of the film "Iron Man" (Iron Man), became the real prototype of its main character - Tony Stark. (Photo: JAE C. HONG/AP)
12. The Dragon V2 ship is delivered into space by a Falcon 9 rocket. (Photo: SpaceX).
13. Dragon (previous generation) approaching the International Space Station in 2012. (Photo: NASA).
14. Falcon 9 rocket launch. (Photo: W MICHAEL HARDING/SpaceX).
15. Launch of the Falcon 9 rocket. (Photo: SpaceX).
In the near future, people will go on space travel, and we are witnessing the creation of the first private spacecraft or space taxis.
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