Tag: Boeing
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NASA and Boeing lay out time frame for reviewing Starliner’s flawed flight and planning next steps
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner space capsule, which was christened Calypso after last month’s test flight, is wrapped in plastic for transport back to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center from White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. (Boeing Photo) NASA says it’s working with Boeing to set up an independent investigation team to review last month’s less-than-perfect maiden…
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First SLS core stage departs factory
The SLS core stage is powered by four Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 main engines. Credit: Stephen Clark / Spaceflight Now The heart of NASA’s first flight-ready Space Launch System heavy-lift rocket emerged from its factory in New Orleans Wednesday morning for a barge trip to the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi for an eight-minute test-firing of…
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Photos: Atlas 5 blasts off at dawn with Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule
Take a look back on the liftoff of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft on its first unpiloted orbital test flight Dec. 20 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket with these photos showing the capsule streaking into space at dawn. The 172-foot-tall (52.4-meter) Atlas 5 rocket — flying in a new human-rated configuration — lifted off…
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Photos: Boeing’s Starliner ends shortened mission with landing in New Mexico
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft parachuted to an airbag-cushioned landing in New Mexico on Dec. 22 to conclude an abbreviated two-day test orbital test flight that accomplished many objectives, but missed a planned rendezvous and docking with the International Space Station. The human-rated crew capsule — flying without astronauts for its first trip into space — landed…
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Boeing’s Starliner capsule lands after missing rendezvous with space station
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is seen after landing Sunday at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls An unpiloted demonstration flight of Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule ended prematurely Sunday with a smooth airbag-cushioned predawn landing in New Mexico after a timing glitch prevented it from docking with the International Space Station, leaving some…
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Boeing’s Starliner space taxi makes flawless landing after flawed flight
Boeing, NASA, and U.S. Army personnel put a protective cover over Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft shortly after its landing at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. (NASA Photo / Bill Ingalls) Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner space taxi made a flawless automated landing in New Mexico today, marking the end of an orbital test flight that…
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Boeing’s first commercial crew capsule christened ‘Calypso’
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, named “Calypso,” seen after landing Sunday at White Sands Space Harbor, New Mexico. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls Fresh from its inaugural test flight in space, Boeing’s first reusable Starliner crew capsule has been named “Calypso” by NASA astronaut Suni Williams, who will command the same vehicle on its next trip into orbit. The…
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Starliner targets early landing in New Mexico
Artist’s illustration of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft in orbit. Credit: Boeing A day after a timing error caused it to enter the wrong orbit and miss its objective of meeting up with the International Space Station, Boeing’s unpiloted Starliner crew capsule prepared for its next major test Sunday, when it will plunge back into the atmosphere…
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NASA and Boeing trace roots of Starliner’s bad timing — and prepare for landing
An artist’s conception shows Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner space taxi in orbit. (Boeing Illustration) NASA and Boeing say they’ve learned more about the timing glitch that kept Boeing’s uncrewed CST-100 Starliner space taxi from making its planned rendezvous with the International Space Station — and they’re getting “an enormous amount of data” in advance of Sunday’s…
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Starliner suffers mission-shortening failure after successful launch
After a gorgeous and 100% successful launch atop the Atlas V rocket from United Launch Alliance, Boeing’s uncrewed Starliner crew capsule suffered a mission-shortening failure just 30 minutes into its inaugural flight. A Mission Event Timer issue resulted in Starliner burning a significantly larger amount of propellant than planned and forced Boeing and NASA to…