08 July 2020
NASA increases recommendations required by Boeing for Starliner flight
... listed in a report earlier in March. Late last year, Boeing’s much anticipated first uncrewed flight of its Starliner space capsule didn’t quite end according to plan. Although Boeing were able to complete a number of test objectives during the...
13 December 2019
Starliner spacecraft could fly as early as next week
... is looking good,” he said. Those open issues include a NASA verification of data showing the Starliner for the Orbital Flight Test matches Boeing’s design and “mission data load,” which will be loaded into the capsule’s computer...
13 August 2021
Stuck valves keep Starliner grounded, August flight now unlikely
... any signs of damage or external corrosion. Nine of the thirteen propulsion valves on Starliner have already been opened and are functioning normally, say Boeing, after electrical and thermal techniques applied to the valves prompted them to open...
07 April 2017
Astronauts can zip to safety with new Emergency Egress System (EES) from ULA
... mark for an effective yet simple system that is adapted from other commercial applications,” said Chris Ferguson, Boeing director of Starliner Crew and Mission Systems and a former NASA astronaut. “We look forward to spaceflight operations next year...
20 March 2020
SpaceX plans first crewed flight to ISS in May
... more human exploration. It is not the only private company servicing NASA: Boeing has also won a contract and is developing its own Starliner capsule. However, Boeing ran into problems in December with an uncrewed test flight for its...
06 November 2019
Boeing's ‘fewest steps to the Moon’ proposal for NASA’s Human Lander
...is that its key technologies are based on Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, which will be used to transport ...Whether serving in NASA’s 2024 or 2025 mission slot, Boeing’s approach maximises return from agency investments in previous and ongoing...
