On Tuesday, a joint teleconference between NASA and Boeing officials was held on the current status of Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) after a valve anomaly prevented its launch in August. While work to confirm the root cause of the issue continues, the launch target for OFT-2 remains in the first half of 2022, with a Crewed Flight Test (CFT) about six months later.
Starliner
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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…
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After a maiden flight that was shortened by an off-nominal orbit insertion, Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner…
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After a gorgeous and 100% successful launch atop the Atlas V rocket from United Launch…
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Boeing, ULA launches Starliner, suffers orbital insertion issue – will return home Sunday
A moment nearly ten years in the making. After receiving a formal development award on…
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The first Starliner crew vehicle from Boeing has arrived at SLC-41 at the Cape Canaveral…
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At the White Sands Missile Range proving grounds in New Mexico, Boeing has conducted a…
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Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is preparing for two major flight tests before the end of the…
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The latest spacewalk on the International Space Station (ISS) has completed the huge milestone of…
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Station mission planning reveals new target Commercial Crew launch dates
As part of standard planning among the international partners, NASA has revised its Visiting Vehicle…
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Boeing/StarlinerCommercialISS
NASA notes Starliner’s excellent progress toward Orbital Flight Test launch
During Tuesday’s NASA Advisory Council (NAC) meeting, Commercial Crew Program manager Kathy Lueders briefed the…