Boeing wanted to do the crewed test flight last year, but flammable interior tape and parachute lines that didn't meet safety standards stymied the launch, putting it off to 2024. Despite the setbacks, NASA says Starliner is ready to fly humans. If it launches on schedule, the ship will ...
Starliner's Atlas V rocket has just entered a planned four-hour hold at T-minus four minutes before launch, United Launch Alliancereports on Twitter. The lengthy hold is to simulate the procedures before an astronaut crew enters the spacecraft. While that's not happening today (this launch is...
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams wait for liftoff inside the Boeing Starliner capsule at Space Launch Complex 41, June 5, 2024, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. NASA via AP If the mission is successful, NASA could certify the spacecraft to perform routine missions to and from the ISS...
Standing down on tonight’s attempt to launch#Starliner. As I’ve said before,@NASA’s first priority is safety. We go when we’re ready.https://t.co/KIasomZG66 — Bill Nelson (@SenBillNelson)May 7, 2024 The scrub is a big disappointment for the crew and launch team, though once...
Starliner will perform its orbital insertion burn to begin its daylong trip to the space station. The spacecraft is scheduled to dock to the space station at 1:37 p.m. Wednesday, August 4. Launch and docking coverage will air live on NASA Television, theNASA app, and the agenc...
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,...
Elon Musk mentioned Tesla’s affordable model during thefourth quarter 2024 earnings call. As per the CEO, Tesla is “still on track to launch a more affordable model in the first half of 2025 and will continue to expand our lineup from there.” ...
Saturday’s scheduled launch of SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft will go up with two empty seats in the capsule to return astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams back to Earth. September 28, 2024 Additional Live Streams Additional Live Streams ...
An attempt to launch the spacecraft on June 1 was scrubbed just minutes before its scheduled liftoff. All Catch Up 40 Posts 2:45 a.m. 21:37:59, June 6, 2024 We’ve wrapped up our live coverage for the day. You can read more about the Starliner mission here. 2:24 a.m....
Boeing's Starliner capsule, sitting atop an Atlas V rocket, stands ready for launch at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. John Raoux/AP NASA and Boeing have since worked with the vendor of the thruster to come up with a backup way to perform the deorbit burn, should that situation ...