Since the Space Shuttle retired in 2011, NASA has rebuilt American crewed access to the International Space Station — but only through SpaceX's Crew Dragon. With Boeing's Starliner still grounded after its 2024 test flight, that single-supplier dependency has now lasted more than five years and shows no sign of ending soon. The post NASA still has no American-built way to reach the International Space Station except SpaceX’s Dragon capsule — a dependency that has lasted years and shows no sign o