News Archive / Tagged: Starliner

• Gallery: ULA launches OFT-1 Starliner

  SpaceFlight InsiderDecember 20th, 2019

  While 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.

• 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.

• Boeing’s Starliner capsule begins much-delayed first flight: UPDATE

  Cullen DesforgesDecember 20th, 2019

  CAPE 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.

• Uncrewed Boeing OFT-1 mission now targeting Dec. 19 liftoff

  Patrick AttwellDecember 3rd, 2019

  United Launch Alliance has announced that Boeing's OFT-1 mission has slipped.

• Report suggests NASA made a $1.6B Boeing mistake

  Patrick AttwellNovember 15th, 2019

  A 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.

• Boeing completes test of hyper-critical pad abort system

  Jim SiegelNovember 4th, 2019

  With 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.

• Critical tests for Boeing and SpaceX’s crewed efforts slated for next week

  Jason RhianNovember 1st, 2019

  If 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.

• If it’s Boeing (space) – it’s going to Florida

  Jason RhianJune 19th, 2019

  TITUSVILLE, 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.

• Booster core for historic CFT mission arrives in Florida

  Mike HowardJune 6th, 2019

  The 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.

• Starliner ‘at-sea’ crew rescue training exercise performed

  Derek RichardsonApril 24th, 2019

  NASA and the Department of Defense conducted a search and rescue training exercise for Boeing's Starliner spacecraft at the Army Wharf in Port Canaveral.

• 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.