06 November 2019
Boeing's ‘fewest steps to the Moon’ proposal for NASA’s Human Lander
... for an additional spacecraft. Perhaps no surprise is that its key technologies are based on Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, which will be used to transport crew to the International Space Station (ISS). The spacecraft completed a successful...
22 May 2020
Countdown to SpaceX’s historic Crew Dragon launch
... sector of the commercial industry. NASA chose capsule designs from SpaceX and Boeing — Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner — at the time. This Crew Dragon test flight, called Demo-2 and required for NASA’s human certification...
23 June 2024
NASA postpones Starliner's crew return amid thruster concerns
... is having to continue delaying the vehicle’s return. Officials have downplayed the overall seriousness of the situation saying Starliner is cleared to come home “in case of an emergency” though have not clarified why they are not ready to release...
06 June 2024
NASA troubleshoots helium leaks after Starliner launch
... (1615 UTC) today, some 24 hours after launch. NASA awarded Boeing a $4.2 billion contract to complete development of the Starliner spacecraft in 2014, with the goal of flying astronauts on the capsule beginning in 2017. The company first announced...
10 June 2019
NASA opens ISS to space tourists
As part of NASA’s mission to stimulate a low-Earth orbit (LEO) economy, the space agency is opening the International Space Station for commercial business by enabling up to two short-duration private astronaut missions per year, beginning as early ...
24 August 2024
NASA formally abandons Starliner for crew return to Earth
...and this flight test is providing critical information on Starliner's performance in space. Our efforts will help prepare ... at the media briefing. Assuming a safe uncrewed return of Starliner there could now be more than a year of new testing...
