13 August 2021
Stuck valves keep Starliner grounded, August flight now unlikely
... service module. Engineering teams have been able to power on Starliner, which is currently housed in the Vertical Integration Facility (VIF) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, allowing the vehicle to receive commands. With direct...
04 August 2021
Starliner launch delayed indefinitely following "valve" problems
... said in a statement yesterday. “Mission teams have decided to roll the Atlas V and Starliner back to the Vertical Integration Facility (VIF) for further inspection and testing where access to the spacecraft is available. Boeing will power down the...
22 November 2019
NASA and Boeing celebrate roll out of Starliner despite dispute over costs
... now sits atop its ride to space, the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at ULA's Vertical Integration Facility (VIF), where it awaits the Integrated Systems Test; a tip-to-tail electrical check of the 172-foot-tall Atlas V and Starliner stack...
