{"id":12746,"date":"2019-12-30T18:06:36","date_gmt":"2019-12-30T10:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-boeings-starliner-ends-shortened-mission-with-landing-in-new-mexico\/"},"modified":"2019-12-30T18:06:36","modified_gmt":"2019-12-30T10:06:36","slug":"photos-boeings-starliner-ends-shortened-mission-with-landing-in-new-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-boeings-starliner-ends-shortened-mission-with-landing-in-new-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Boeing\u2019s Starliner ends shortened mission with landing in New Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"

Boeing\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

The human-rated crew capsule \u2014 flying without astronauts for its first trip into space \u2014 landed at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico at 7:58 a.m. EST (5:58 a.m. MST; 1258 GMT) on Dec. 22.<\/p>\n

Boeing\u2019s recovery team at White Sands approached the capsule after it landing, ensured it was not leaking any toxic fumes, and then opened the hatch to begin inspections of the ship\u2019s pressurized crew cabin, where an instrumented test dummy named \u201cRosie\u201d was strapped inside the cockpit.<\/p>\n

The ship will be reused for a future mission with NASA astronauts Suni Williams, Josh Cassada and two international partner crew members. After the capsule\u2019s landing Dec. 22, Williams named the spaceship \u201cCalypso\u201d in an ode to the ship used by French oceanographer and explorer Jacques Cousteau.<\/p>\n

Boeing is building a separate vehicle for the first crewed Starliner test flight with Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson and NASA crewmates Mike Fincke and Nicole Mann.<\/p>\n

The photos below show the Boeing recovery team readying for the Starliner\u2019s predawn landing with spotlights at White Sands, followed by views of the capsule descending under parachutes, and images showing the spacecraft\u2019s crew module and jettisoned heat shield after landing.<\/p>\n

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Credit: NASA\/Aubrey Gemignani<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The main parachutes begin to deploy as the Boeing Starliner spacecraft lands in White Sands, New Mexico. Credit: NASA\/Bill Ingalls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: NASA\/Aubrey Gemignani<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Starliner spacecraft jettisons its base heat shield moments before landing at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico. Credit: NASA\/Aubrey Gemignani<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: NASA\/Aubrey Gemignani<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: NASA\/Aubrey Gemignani<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: NASA\/Aubrey Gemignani<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Boeing\u2019s Starliner spacecraft is seen after landing at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico. Credit: NASA\/Bill Ingalls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Recovery team members from Boeing, NASA and the U.S. Army collect parachutes from the Starliner spacecraft after landing. Credit: NASA\/Bill Ingalls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: NASA\/Bill Ingalls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: NASA\/Bill Ingalls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Boeing\u2019s Starliner spacecraft, named \u201cCalypso,\u201d seen after landing at White Sands Space Harbor, New Mexico. Credit: NASA\/Bill Ingalls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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An inflatable protective enclosure is installed around the Starliner spacecraft. Credit: NASA\/Bill Ingalls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Boeing test pilot and former NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson speaks to recovery teams at White Sands, New Mexico. Credit: NASA\/Aubrey Gemignani<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson and NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Mike Fincke inspect the Starliner spacecraft after landing at White Sands, New Mexico. Credit: NASA\/Bill Ingalls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The forward heat shield jettisoned from the Starliner crew capsule is seen at White Sands, New Mexico. Credit: NASA\/Bill Ingalls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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