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Boeing Space Taxi passes re-entry test, ready for 2015 flight

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The Boeing CST-100 will act as a kind of space taxi designed to carry crew to and from the International Space Station. Each capsule, which can transport up to 7 people, can be re-used for space travel and return up to ten times. Now that the vehicle has successfully executed a parachute drop test, Boeing hopes to meet a commercial launch window of 2015.
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