Is the "6 hour launch to docking profile" any more difficult because of the station's orbit, or would does that matter? Just curious if this might affect where future LEO stations would be positioned making it easier for Starliner to do.
Thanks Chris G. That was a good article. I was thinking as I read it "what a difference between Starliner and Orion". Orion started out pretty good but quickly became the victim of politics, while Starliner, even thou it had a few bumps along the road, made fairly steady progress. It's ETF is only 11 months away and manned not too far after, while Orion is still struggling.
I didn't know that the ETF vehicle would be refurbished for manned operations after its flight. You mentioned that the vehicle has a design life of 10 missions. What is the extent of the refurbishments that will need to be done between flights?
Because thats a reasonable comparison...
You're right, Orion started development half a decade earlier and got a blank check.