美国国家航空航天局（NASA）周一宣布，将行使购买波音“星际客机”（Starliner）额外两次飞行任务的选择权，并将在资金上支持该公司努力使其载人飞船恢复飞行，以及在“宇宙神5号”（Atlas V）运载火箭退役后寻找新的火箭。
NASA announced on Monday that it will exercise options to purchase two additional flights on Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, as well as financially support the company in its efforts to return the crewed vehicle to flight and find a new rocket after the Atlas V vehicle retires.
该航天局的公告证实了《Ars Technica》本月早些时候关于NASA计划在SpaceX的“龙飞船”（Crew Dragon）即将退役后维持近地轨道访问能力的报道。
The space agency's announcement confirms reporting by Ars Technica earlier this month on NASA's plans to maintain access to low-Earth orbit after the impending retirement of SpaceX's Crew Dragon vehicle.
NASA局长贾里德·艾萨克曼（Jared Isaacman）在周一下午的新闻发布会上表示：“SpaceX打算在专注于其下一代能力——‘星际飞船’（Starship）的同时，淘汰像‘猎鹰’（Falcon）和‘龙飞船’这样较旧的平台，这想必已不是什么秘密。”
"I do not think it's a secret that SpaceX intends to sunset older platforms like Falcon and Dragon as they concentrate on their next-generation capability, Starship," NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said during a news conference on Monday afternoon.