The launch of Boeing'sstar-crossed Starliner spacecrafton its first piloted test flight is slipping to at least June 1 to give engineers more time to assess a small-but-persistent helium leak in the capsule's propulsion system, and its potential impact across all phases of flight, NASA announ...
Boeing Starliner set for launch taking 2 astronauts into space The first crewed mission of Boeing's new and long-delayed Starliner capsule may help the company revive its battered reputation. The Starliner is scheduled to launch Monday night in Florida....
Update, 9 p.m. EDT:Boeing Starliner's launch has been scrubbed for at least 24 hours due to a valve issue on the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. No backup launch date has been announced. We will issue more updates at Space.com when available. Update, 9 p.m. EDT:Boeing Starli...
NASA, Boeing Starliner launch briefing at 9 pm ET An Atlas V rocket carrying Boeing's Starliner OFT-2 space capsule launches from Space Launch Complex 40 of the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on May 19, 2022.(Image credit: United Launch Alliance) ...
NASA announces new launch date for Boeing's Starliner astronaut-crewed mission after NASA announced that Boeing Starliner's first crewed mission will be launching on June 1 after several delays, the most recent being due to a small helium leak. ...
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release, Boeing said it would "destack its CST-100 Starliner from the Atlas V rocket and return the spacecraft to the Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility (C3PF) for deeper-level troubleshooting of four propulsion system valves that remain closed after last Tuesday’s scr...
“Right now we’re focused on the six missions that we have on contract with NASA,” said Mark Nappi, vice president and Starliner program manager at Boeing, during a news briefing prior to the May 6 launch attempt. “The private astronaut missions are of interest later in the deca...
There is another backup launch window on June 6. Tory Bruno, president and CEO of United Launch Alliance, which built the Atlas V rocket Starliner sits atop, said to assess the issue that caused the launch scrub, teams will have to get hands-on this evening with the ground launch ...
If the spacecraft does launch next week as planned, it and the astronauts inside will break away from the Atlas V rocket after reaching orbit, as Starliner begins firing its own engines. The vehicle will likely spend more than 24 hours gradually making its way to the space station. ...