News Archive / Tagged: Starliner
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Boeing CST-100 Starliner Testing Deficiencies Identified
Michael McCabeMarch 9th, 2020Details 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.
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OPINION: 2019 – Numbers and Names
Jason RhianJanuary 1st, 2020Well that happened. 2019 was a roller-coaster of ups and downs that will have far-reaching consequences for future space exploration efforts.
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OFT: What went wrong?
Jim SiegelDecember 21st, 2019NASA and Boeing don't seem to know what exactly prevented the OFT Starliner from completing its primary mission objective.
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Gallery: ULA launches OFT-1 Starliner
SpaceFlight InsiderDecember 20th, 2019While Boeing's Starliner spacecraft might not have made a very good first showing under its first Commercial Crew Program (CCP) flight - United Launch Alliance's Atlas V N422 was a complete success.
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Boeing Blunder! Starliner timing failure prevents ISS rendezvous
SpaceFlight InsiderDecember 20th, 2019"Unplanned but stable." That's how Boeing referred to the first flight of its Starliner "space taxi." In layman's terms, the spacecraft was placed in the wrong orbit and won't be going to the International Space Station.
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Boeing’s Starliner capsule begins much-delayed first flight: UPDATE
Cullen DesforgesDecember 20th, 2019CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – After almost a year of continued delays, Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner has finally launched. It is the culmination of years of development, but there’s still a ways to go before astronauts will be soaring aloft in the vehicle.
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Uncrewed Boeing OFT-1 mission now targeting Dec. 19 liftoff
Patrick AttwellDecember 3rd, 2019United Launch Alliance has announced that Boeing's OFT-1 mission has slipped.
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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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Starliner ‘at-sea’ crew rescue training exercise performed
Derek RichardsonApril 24th, 2019NASA and the Department of Defense conducted a search and rescue training exercise for Boeing's Starliner spacecraft at the Army Wharf in Port Canaveral.
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NASA astronaut assigned record-setting mission
Derek RichardsonApril 23rd, 2019Having been aboard the International Space Station for about a month, NASA astronaut Christina Koch is set for an extended stay of about 11 months.
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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.
