CST-100 Spacecraft Model Passes Water-Recovery Tests

Boeing recently demonstrated that astronauts in its Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 capsule will be able to safely exit the spacecr...

Boeing recently demonstrated that astronauts in its Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 capsule will be able to safely exit the spacecraft during an emergency water landing.

CST-100 Capsule

Although the CST-100 is designed to land on the ground, Boeing engineers worked with NASA and US Department of Defense search-and-recovery personnel to test several emergency water-extraction scenarios.
The testing was done July 8 at Bigelow Aerospace in North Las Vegas, Nevada, as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) initiative.
The CST-100 will transport crew members and cargo to low Earth orbit destinations such as the International Space Station and Bigelow’s planned station. The first piloted orbital flight of the CST-100 capsule is scheduled for 2016.
The CST-100 crew capsule is a spacecraft design proposed by Boeing in collaboration with Bigelow Aerospace as their entry for NASA 's Commercial Crew Development (CCDev) program.

Source: www.boeing.com