News Archive / Tagged: CST-100 Starliner

• Boeing’s Starliner set for 2nd unpiloted orbital test

  Theresa CrossJuly 28th, 2021

  After 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.

• Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson resigns from Starliner test flight

  Cullen DesforgesOctober 16th, 2020

  On Wednesday October 7, Boeing Astronaut Chris Ferguson announced that he has removed himself from the first crewed test flight of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.

• Boeing to fly uncrewed Starliner mission for second time

  Theresa CrossApril 6th, 2020

  Boeing announced that Starliner would fly a second unmanned test mission in the Fall of 2020 from Florida due to an unsuccessful test flight in December of last year.

• Boeing CST-100 Starliner Testing Deficiencies Identified

  Michael McCabeMarch 9th, 2020

  Details are emerging about exactly what and how testing was performed prior to Boeing launching their Starliner test capsule on December 20, 2019, a flight which resulted in a mixed outcome instead of what was supposed to be a resounding and highly anticipated success.

• NASA confirms NET March 2 for 1st Crew Dragon flight

  Derek RichardsonFebruary 6th, 2019

  NASA announced Wednesday that SpaceX is targeting no earlier than March 2, 2019, for the first flight of the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft.

• Why are SpaceX and Boeing’s Commercial Crew Program spacesuit designs different?

  Derek RichardsonOctober 23rd, 2018

  Boeing and SpaceX could be just months away from the first flights of their crew-rated spacecraft. In the past NASA has had a uniform standard for their spacesuits. Why has this changed on their Commercial Crew Program?

• NASA and Boeing add option for extended Starliner Crew Flight Test

  Derek RichardsonApril 9th, 2018

  With the timeline for the first operational human flights for the Commercial Crew Program gradually slipping to the right and into 2019, Boeing last year proposed adding a third crew member to the first Crew Flight Test of the company’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station, NASA announced.

• Companies test spacecraft parachutes as first Commercial Crew flights near

  Collin SkocikApril 5th, 2018

  NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, which is working to enable private contractors to transport astronauts to the International Space Station, has taken a step closer to crewed flights. The two prime contractors have conducted the latest round of tests of their spacecraft parachute systems.

• Launch dates of SpaceX and Boeing Commercial Crew Program spacecraft slip

  Collin SkocikJanuary 20th, 2018

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Hopes NASA's private partners on the agency's Commercial Crew Program would launch crewed spacecraft by the end of this year (2018) have been dashed. Reports have come in that, at the earliest, these so-called "space taxis" won't be flying until 2019, with it more likely they'll fly sometime in the 2020 time frame.

• Boeing hints at delayed first crewed flight of Starliner

  Bart LeahySeptember 29th, 2017

  Speaking at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Adelaide, Australia, on September 26, 2017, Chris Ferguson, director of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner crew and mission systems, discussed testing of the company’s commercial crew spacecraft.

• Zip-riding to safety: Boeing, ULA test emergency egress system

  Jason RhianApril 4th, 2017

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Colorado-based United Launch Alliance (ULA) has completed testing its Emergency Egress System (EES), one of the milestones under NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP). It was developed specifically for use on Boeing's entry in this program, the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.

• Returning astronauts safely: Starliner test provides crucial re-entry data

  Tomasz NowakowskiApril 3rd, 2017

  Boeing is currently in the midst of parachute drop tests for its CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, which are being carried out to ensure future astronauts a safe return from space. The latest test, conducted on Feb. 22 at Spaceport America in New Mexico, provided a wealth of data essential for the safety of crews during re-entry into the atmosphere.

• KSC showcases its future as multi-user spaceport

  Bart LeahyFebruary 17th, 2017

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — NASA has made major strides in its seven-year effort to transform Kennedy Space Center (KSC) into a multi-user spaceport for both itself as well as private rocket companies.

• Preliminary GAO report calls commercial crew vehicles into question

  Bart LeahyFebruary 6th, 2017

  The Wall Street Journal stated in a recent report that the GAO has expressed new concerns about the safety of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket in a preliminary report to Congress. The early version of the document, which has not yet been posted online, reported cracks in the turbopump blades of the Merlin engine, among other faults.

• Spacesuit unveiled for Boeing’s Starliner

  Heather SmithJanuary 26th, 2017

  On Jan. 25, 2017, Boeing showcased its newly designed spacesuit publicly for the first time. The suit was introduced by former astronaut Chris Ferguson, who is now the director of Crew and Mission Operations for Boeing's Commercial Crew Program.