News Archive / Tagged: Boeing
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Starliner completes second orbital flight test
Cullen DesforgesMay 26th, 2022After spending six days in space, Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft successfully returned to Earth, setting the stage for a crewed flight later this year.
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2nd uncrewed Starliner mission finally gets to space
Theresa CrossMay 19th, 2022Starliner’s second uncrewed orbital flight test, OFT-2, is finally underway after a delay of 10 months following problems with the spacecraft’s propulsion system.
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A 2nd NASA SLS Moon rocket takes shape in New Orleans
Cullen DesforgesMarch 28th, 2022While the first Space Launch System rocket is being readied for its maiden flight, the core stage for a second SLS reached a new assembly milestone.
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Boeing tests all-composite cryogenic propellant tank
Theresa CrossFebruary 23rd, 2022At the end of 2021, Boeing completed a series of tests on a “large, fully-composite, linerless cryogenic tank” at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville Alabama.
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Starliner service module for Orbital Flight Test-2 being replaced
Theresa CrossDecember 14th, 2021Boeing has decided to replace the troubled service module meant to be used for the second uncrewed test flight of the company’s Starliner spacecraft.
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Blue Origin announces ‘Orbital Reef’ commercial space station
Derek RichardsonOctober 26th, 2021In partnership with Sierra Space, Blue Origin announced plans for a commercial space station called 'Orbital Reef' to be built in low Earth orbit by the end of this decade.
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Boeing’s OFT-2 Starliner mission will not launch in August
Cullen DesforgesAugust 14th, 2021Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft for the second uncrewed Orbital Flight Test requires “deeper-level troubleshooting” on its propulsion system and will be returned to its processing facility.
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UPDATE: Propulsion system issue delays OFT-2 Starliner launch
Derek RichardsonAugust 3rd, 2021Several hours before the planned launch of Boeing’s uncrewed OFT-2 Starliner spacecraft, the company called off the flight.
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Boeing’s Starliner set for 2nd unpiloted orbital test
Theresa CrossJuly 28th, 2021After more than a year and a half of additional testing, Boeing is finally set to fly a second uncrewed Orbital Flight Test, OFT-2, of the company’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.
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Starliner attached to Atlas 5 rocket in advance of OFT-2 mission
Theresa CrossJuly 18th, 2021Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft for the upcoming second Orbital Flight Test was transported and attached to its Atlas 5 carrier rocket for launch.
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OFT-2 Starliner spacecraft fueled in advance of late-July launch
Cullen DesforgesJune 28th, 2021After over a year of unexpected delays, Boeing’s OFT-2 Starliner spacecraft is poised to take to the skies in its final proving run before carrying astronauts.
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Atlas rocket for Boeing crewed mission arrives at the Cape
Matt HaskellJune 25th, 2021On June 21, United Launch Alliance unloaded its Atlas V rocket first stage, and Dual Engine Centaur Upper stage in Port Canaveral, Florida, ahead of Boeing's Crewed Flight Test mission.
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Next CST-100 Starliner test set for the end of July
Theresa CrossJune 13th, 2021Boeing and NASA recently announced a date for the second uncrewed Orbital Flight Test of the company’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.
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NASA successfully test fires Space Launch System mega rocket
Cullen DesforgesMarch 18th, 2021The second time was the charm for NASA's Space Launch System core stage as the agency successfully performed a full-duration firing of all four RS-25 engines at the base of the rocket, the final evaluation in vehicle's Green Run test campaign.
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NASA, Boeing to conduct second SLS rocket core hot fire
Cullen DesforgesFebruary 2nd, 2021Nearly two weeks after the first attempt, NASA and prime contractor Boeing announced their decision to proceed with a second hot fire test of the Space Launch System core stage.
