About 15 minutes after the launch, the rocket separated from the spacecraft, allowing Starliner to fly on its own. At 11:24 a.m. ET, Boeing Space said Starliner had successfully reached stable orbit.Starliner is designed to carry a seven-person crew, but aboard the "test drive" launch ...
It comes after the launch of Starliner was delayed several times. The crewed flight test was tentatively scheduled for May 6, but was scrubbed after a problem with an oxygen valve on the ULA rocket. A new launch date had been set for May 25, but a small helium leak was discovered in ...
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore (right), Starliner Crewed Flight Test commander, and pilot Sunita Williams walk out NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral ahead of their June 1, 2024 launch attempt. (Image credit: Future) "We can't get in there until we're done defueling a rocket, ...
It comes after the launch of Starliner was delayed several times. The crewed flight test was tentatively scheduled for May 6, but wasscrubbed after a problem with an oxygen valveon the ULA rocket. A new launch date had been set for May 25, but a small helium leak was discov...
All systems are "go" for a second attempt to launch Boeing's oft-delayed Starliner crew ship Saturday on a long-awaited test flight to the International Space Station, the capsule's first with astronauts aboard, NASA managers said Friday. ...
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft aboard is seen on the launch pad illuminated by spotlights at Space Launch Complex 41 on Sunday, May 5, 2024. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky NASA, Boeing, and ULA have postponed the Boeing Crew Flight Test until May ...
NASA, Boeing, and ULA (United Launch Alliance) officials discussed details of a scrub decision made ahead of the second launch attempt for NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test on June 1, 2024. Participants in the briefing included Steve Stich, manager, NASA’s Commercial Crew Program; Mark Nappi,...
The first Starliner crew is in quarantine ahead of their scheduled May 6 launch. The two NASA astronauts to fly aboard BoeingStarliner, Barry "Butch" Wilmore and pilot Suni Williams, entered standard pre-flight quarantine on Tuesday (April 22) at NASA'sJohnson Space Center(JSC) in Houston, ...
Williams and Wilmore were in their seats aboard Starliner on May 6, only about two hours from a historic launch when engineers identified an issue with a valve on the second stage, or upper portion, of the Atlas V rocket. The entire stack, including the rocket and spacecraft, was then ro...
Williams and Wilmore were in their seats aboard Starliner on May 6, only about two hours from a historic launch when engineers identified an issue with a valve on the second stage, or upper portion, of the Atlas V rocket. The entire stack, including the rocket and spacecraft, was then ro...