Reviewing this week in spaceflight and upcoming events, it’s been another busy period. China now claims to be on track to land humans on the Moon by 2030, North Korea’s recent orbital launch failed, and Starliner’s Crewed Flight Test has been delayed yet again.
Starliner
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Operations to support the upcoming first crew flights of Starliner and Orion are increasing around…
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The Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station are bracing for the arrival…
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May on the station: Starliner’s ISS debut, research, and spacesuit troubleshooting
May 2022 was an eventful and important month for the future of the International Space…
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Starliner completes OFT-2 test flight with White Sands landing
by Mihir NealAfter successfully rendezvousing and docking with the International Space Station (ISS), Boeing’s Starliner completed its…
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A day into its OFT-2 mission, Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft arrived at the International Space…
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Nine months after valve issues caused its previous launch attempt to be scrubbed, Boeing’s Starliner…
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NASA, Boeing, and ULA teams, along with international partners, have finished the agency Flight Readiness…
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Blue Origin, Sierra Space, and Boeing announce Orbital Reef
Amid a year of momentous developments in commercial spaceflight, including the all-civilian Inspiration4 mission and…
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NASA and Boeing testing valves to confirm root cause of Starliner issues
by Joseph NavinOn Tuesday, a joint teleconference between NASA and Boeing officials was held on the current…
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Boeing has scrubbed Tuesday’s planned launch of their Starliner spacecraft on its second uncrewed Orbital…
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NASA and Boeing have finished the agency Flight Readiness Review (FRR) for the second Orbital…
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Dragon Endeavour performs port relocation to clear way for Starliner
by Pete HardingThe SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour vehicle has swapped docking ports aboard the International Space Station…
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ULA, Boeing, and NASA prepare for uncrewed and crewed Starliner flight tests
United Launch Alliance (ULA), Boeing, and NASA have all started their final preparations for the…
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Soyuz MS-17 has relocated to a new docking port in preparation for a spree of…
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A joint NASA and Boeing team has completed their “high visibility close call” review into…
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From Shuttle Sadness to Dragon Delight – USA prepares to regain domestic crew launch capability
by Chris BerginThe gap in US domestic crew launch capability is coming to an end as soon…
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Just over two months after the truncated Orbital Flight Test of their Starliner crew capsule,…
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After saying for weeks the spacecraft and systems performed “as designed” after recovering from a…
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NASA’s Commercial Crew Program has made significant progress in recent months towards its first crewed…