Starliner will conduct the test-fire of its 28-thruster reaction control system (RCS) on either Saturday (July 27) or Sunday (July 28) at theInternational Space Station(ISS), NASA and Boeing announced in a press conference today (July 25). Only 27 of the RCS thrusters will be used, how...
located in Houston. This recreation of a Starliner spacecraft is the size of a room and includes a full flight deck with seats for three crew members: A pilot, a commander, and a mission specialist, along with a control panel like the one in the real craft. ...
Most of the recent problems have been related to the Max, however Boeing and key supplier Spirit AeroSystems have also struggled with manufacturing flaws on a larger plane, the 787 Dreamliner. Boeing has suffered setbacks on other programs including its Starliner space capsule, a military refueling...
NASA safety discussions center around “the performance of the small reaction control system thrusters in proximity to the space station. If the right combination of them fail before Starliner has moved sufficiently far from the station, Starliner could become uncontrollable and collide with the space...
June 5 - A pair of NASA test pilots blast off aboardBoeing’s Starliner capsulefor the International Space Station, the first to fly the new spacecraft after years of delays.Butch Wilmore and Suni Williamswere expected to spend just over a week at the orbiting lab, butproblems with the cap...
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Passenger Brian Jokattold CNNthat the pilot said they lost control of the plane, causing the incident. "I immediately engaged with him and said, 'What was that?' And he openly admitted, he said, 'I lost control of the plane. My gauges just kind of went blank on me,'" Jokat told ...
Hurricane Beryl slowed some of the work. Johnson Space Center in Houston, home to the control centers for both NASA and Boeing, was closed earlier this week to all but the most critical staff. Boeing's Mark Nappi stressed that in an emergency, Star...
Boeing has suffered setbacks on other programs including its Starliner space capsule, a military refueling tanker, and new Air Force One presidential jets. Boeing officials have vowed to regain the trust of regulators and the flying public. Boeing has fallen behind rival Airbus...
Five of the Starliner’s 28 “reaction control thrusters” quit working during the first stretch of Boeing’s test mission. All but one were eventually recovered. And while Williams and Wilmore expected to spend only eight days in space, their stay aboard the orbiting ...