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Hello and receive back to TechCrunch Space . What a week!In the same seven - day time period , we watch Boeing ’s Starliner launching astronaut to blank for the first time , and then we got to watch those two astronauts bob with the International Space Station . And we also got to see SpaceX launching Starship for the fourth time ever — and then bring it back home . I think I ’m not alone in think that some of the most outstanding images in the account of rocketry were generated during that flight of steps .
On to the news , and more about these two historical stories below .
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Story of the week
The story of the week goes to Boeing ’s Starliner . After year of delays , around $ 1.5 billion in cost - overruns and ongoing technical issues ( yes , ongoing … ) , the Starliner spacecraftdelivered two astronauts to the ISS for the first time . Of naturally , the missionary work is n’t over yet : After around a week aboard the station , the two astronauts will re - circuit card Starliner and habituate it to get back home . We ’ll all be appear forward to greeting them .
Launch of the week
SpaceX has shown once again that submit rocket salad ironware to the material - human race flying environment pays dividend . In its latest launch , the company accomplish a key milepost in its Starship flight trial run drive : returning the booster and the upper stage back to Earth in controlled ocean splashdowns . And I must say , the double and TV from this launch are absolutelymind - blowing .
Starship made a controlled reentry , successfully making it through the phases of tip heating and max streamlined pressure level and demonstrating the ability to control the vehicle using its flaps while derive through the atmosphere at hypersonic speedspic.twitter.com/p8bC9UweLx
What we’re reading
Economist Pierre Lionnettook a closemouthed look at SpaceX financials(which includes a mickle of supposal , obviously , because their financials are private ) , and how the low launch cost for Falcon are tied to Starlink profitability — and may not be guide along to customers .
