20 October 2021
Humidity likely cause of stuck Starliner valves say Boeing, as OFT-2 postponed until first half of 2022
...launch attempt of its second uncrewed Orbital Flight Test (OFT-2) will not happen until sometime in the first ...being assessed. When asked by reporters of a potential launch date for OFT-2 Vollmer replied, the “first half of 2022”. If that flight is...
10 February 2020
Two critical software defects plagued Starliner test flight
... have had serious connotations for the spaceship during reentry. Following Starliner’s troubled Orbital Flight Test (OFT) mission late last year, a joint investigation team consisting of NASA and Boeing officials was established in January...
30 July 2021
Starliner OFT-2 launch delayed following problems with Nauka module at ISS
.... NASA and Boeing will be hoping for a successful mission as the craft's first attempted uncrewed test flight – OFT-1 – suffered “two critical software defects” that were not detected ahead of the flight, prevented the craft...
January 2020
Rule of law vital for humanity’s sustainability and survival
... Shuttle Landing Facility on 27 October 2019. The purpose of its mission has not been revealed. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky’s oft quoted observation, “The Earth is the cradle of humanity, but mankind cannot stay in the cradle forever” is inspirational...
13 August 2021
Stuck valves keep Starliner grounded, August flight now unlikely
...pre-flight testing. Although “multiple launch opportunities” are being assessed for OFT-2, if Starliner isn’t off the ground by late August, the test...16 October. Any launch date options for OFT-2 would protect the planetary window for the agency’s Lucy mission...
31 December 2021
Space missions to watch out for in 2022
...for the rescheduled second uncrewed Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) of the company's Starliner spacecraft. This will ... the space station after its first, Orbital Test Flight-1 (OFT-1), failed to reach the ISS after succumbing to unexpected valve ...
