Boeing flight controllers have delayed Starliner's docking at the International Space Station another 30 minutes in order to reset the spacecraft's NASA Docking System. They'll need to retract Starliner's docking ring and reset it to clear an issue with the system, NASA officials said. A new...
Stich said the hot-fire test Saturday showed the jets needed for post-undocking maneuvers and the critical de-orbit "burn" will work as needed to take the ship out of orbit for re-entry. Likewise, he said engineers were confident the helium leaks can be managed even if one or more gets...
After a final check of the weather at the New Mexico landing site, hooks in the Starliner's docking mechanism disengaged, allowing springs on the station side to push the uncrewed ferry ship away. A series of thruster firings then were executed to slowly push the spacecraft out in front of...
Last month, teams at NASA's White Sands Test Facility in New Mexicoperformed ground testsof Starliner's thruster, putting it through similar conditions the spacecraft experienced on its way to the ISS, to see how it would react upon undocking....
The tests will replicate Starliner's docking, when some of the thrusters failed, and what the thrusters will experience between when Starliner undocks from the ISS and touches down back on Earth. "This testing is trying to replicate what the worst-case thruster saw in...
Stay tuned for docking with @Space_Station on June 6. pic.twitter.com/8z0KbWxmlO— Boeing Space (@BoeingSpace) June 5, 2024 The successful take-off also marks the first time in 22 years that a NASA crew launched atop the Atlas V rocket. Williams, who has been to the International ...
Bridenstine did not say whether Starliner would have another uncrewed test flight. He suggested at the press conference that Starliner could fly a crewed mission without first demonstrating docking with the ISS on an uncrewed mission.
The five aft-facing thrusters in the Starliner's service module also failed to operate as expected during approach to the space station on June 6. After docking, four of the five jets were successfully test fired and despite slightly lower power levels than expected, they are considered good ...
Wilmore and Williams plan to spend a little more than a week aboard the station, transferring 750 pounds of equipment to the lab, powering down the Starliner, and making sure it can be used as a "safe haven" for visiting long-duration crews. The current plan calls for undocking...
Launch coverage on NASA+ will end shortly after Starliner orbital insertion, happening about 30 minutes from now. NASA Television will providecontinuous coverageleading up to docking at the space station and through hatch opening and welcome remarks. ...