根据第五段The Starliner finally blasted into space on 5 June from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station after unsuccessful launches on 6 May and 1 June.On the first launch attempt,a problem was found with a valve (阀门) on the second stage,or upper portion,of the rocket.On the ...
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore began theCrew Flight Test(CFT) of Starliner by launching on United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral at 10:52 a.m. ET. Wednesday's historic flight marked the sixth new orbital spacecraft and the first new vehicle with a wo...
It islaunch day once again for Boeing's Starliner OFT-2 test flightto the International Space Station, with the launch time set for 6:54 p.m. EDT (2254 GMT) tonight. Boeing's secondStarliner spacecraftand itsAtlas V rocketwill launch on an uncrewed test flight to space station to prove...
the first attempt at a crewed launch wascalled off two hours before liftoffon Monday, May 6, due to an issue with a valve on the Atlas V rocket that was to carry the Starliner into orbit.
In parallel, Boeing technicians continue to refurbish the crew module flown on Starliner’s first Orbital Flight Test while also building a brand-new service module for NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test (CFT), which is now targeting launch in summer 2021, following a successful OFT-2 mis...
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As astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams near their return from the ISS,NASAand Boeing test the Starliner’s propulsion system using a new thruster at White Sands. A readiness review this month will set a new return date, with mission updates provided by NASA and Boeing leadership. ...
Each time, the launch was pushed back. With the flight finally lifting off without issue, Wilmore and Williams are expected to spend the next seven days in space — one day to catch up to the space station and dock, five days in orbit on the ...
Each time, the launch was pushed back. With the flight finally lifting off without issue, Wilmore and Williams are expected to spend the next seven days in space — one day to catch up to the space station and dock, five days in orbit on the sta...
Plans to launch Boeing's oft-delayed Starliner spacecraft on its first crewed test flight Saturday were put on hold Tuesday night to give managers more time to evaluate a smallhelium leak in the ship's propulsion system. A new launch target was not announced. ...