News Archive / Tagged: CST-100
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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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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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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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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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Report suggests NASA made a $1.6B Boeing mistake
Patrick AttwellNovember 15th, 2019A damning new report released by NASA’s Office of Inspector General paints a dismal picture of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The report suggests one of the two participants attempted to extort the space agency for more money.
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Boeing completes test of hyper-critical pad abort system
Jim SiegelNovember 4th, 2019With SpaceX steamrolling ahead toward achieving the goal of sending U.S. astronauts to the International Space Station, Boeing took a step of its own today toward accomplishing the same feat.
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Critical tests for Boeing and SpaceX’s crewed efforts slated for next week
Jason RhianNovember 1st, 2019If things go according to plan next week, NASA, Boeing and SpaceX will check key systems that are required to keep astronauts safe on their way to orbit. If these last checks can be completed, the agency could finally regain a capability it lost almost a decade ago.
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If it’s Boeing (space) – it’s going to Florida
Jason RhianJune 19th, 2019TITUSVILLE, Fla. -- After the end of the Shuttle Program it appeared space operations at the Cape might be on the downturn. Appearances can be deceiving however. Boeing, the largest aerospace company in the world - is moving some of its operations to the Sunshine State.
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Booster core for historic CFT mission arrives in Florida
Mike HowardJune 6th, 2019The booster core for a ULA Atlas V rocket, one tasked with a historic mission, emerged from the Delta Mariner transport ship after a voyage from the company's processing facilities located in Decatur, Alabama.
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Boeing’s first crewed test flight gains extension
Jason RhianApril 5th, 2019Missions are often altered as they are readied for flight. The first crewed launch for Boeing's CST-100 "Starliner" spacecraft appears to be no exception.
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With Crew Dragon’s first flight complete, where’s Boeing’s Starliner?
Jason RhianMarch 19th, 2019In a video promoting Boeing's Starliner spacecraft the words "Your Ride Is Here" are prominently-placed. The statement suggests Starliner is prepped and ready to send crews to the ISS - but is it?
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Astronauts for Boeing’s first crewed CCP flight reshuffled
Cullen DesforgesJanuary 22nd, 2019Boeing has experienced a rearranging of the astronauts assigned to Starliner's first crewed flight.
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Gallery: NASA Announces astronauts who will fly first Commercial Crew missions
Jason RhianAugust 3rd, 2018HOUSTON, Texas -- On Friday, Aug. 3, 2018 NASA announced the astronauts who would fly the first flights of the capsules developed under the space agency's Commercial Crew Program. It was a pomp-filled event that could herald a new era in NASA's history.
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And the winners are… NASA announces first astronauts to fly under Commercial Crew Program
Joe LatrellAugust 3rd, 2018HOUSTON — The race to develop new U.S. spacecraft to ferry astronauts to space reached another milestone with the announcement of the first crews that will fly on commercially-produced spacecraft. On Aug. 3, 2018, NASA selected the astronauts who will fly on the first Boeing Starliner and SpaceX Crewed Dragon capsules.
