News Archive / Tagged: Starliner

• NASA astronaut assigned record-setting mission

  Derek RichardsonApril 23rd, 2019

  Having been aboard the International Space Station for about a month, NASA astronaut Christina Koch is set for an extended stay of about 11 months.

• Boeing’s first crewed test flight gains extension

  Jason RhianApril 5th, 2019

  Missions 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.

• With Crew Dragon’s first flight complete, where’s Boeing’s Starliner?

  Jason RhianMarch 19th, 2019

  In 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?

• NASA planning to buy 2 more seats aboard Russian Soyuz spacecraft

  Derek RichardsonFebruary 16th, 2019

  NASA is looking to ensure uninterrupted access to the International Space Station while two commercial spacecraft finish development.

• Astronauts for Boeing’s first crewed CCP flight reshuffled

  Cullen DesforgesJanuary 22nd, 2019

  Boeing has experienced a rearranging of the astronauts assigned to Starliner's first crewed flight.

• Gallery: NASA Announces astronauts who will fly first Commercial Crew missions

  Jason RhianAugust 3rd, 2018

  HOUSTON, 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.

• And the winners are… NASA announces first astronauts to fly under Commercial Crew Program

  Joe LatrellAugust 3rd, 2018

  HOUSTON — 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.

• CST-100 Starliner reentry thrusters delivered

  Derek RichardsonMarch 18th, 2018

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner is expected to have its first test flight sometime later in 2018. To support that test, Aerojet Rocketdyne has completed the delivery of the crew module’s reentry thrusters.