{"id":12822,"date":"2019-11-22T22:23:35","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T14:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-boeings-starliner-spacecraft-rolls-out-of-factory\/"},"modified":"2019-11-22T22:23:35","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T14:23:35","slug":"photos-boeings-starliner-spacecraft-rolls-out-of-factory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-boeings-starliner-spacecraft-rolls-out-of-factory\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Boeing\u2019s Starliner spacecraft rolls out of factory"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Credit: Stephen Clark\/Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Boeing\u2019s first Starliner spacecraft designed to fly to the International Space Station rolled out of a converted space shuttle hangar before dawn Thursday.<\/p>\n

The 16.5-foot-tall (5-meter) capsule emerged from its factory around 6 a.m. EST (1100 GMT) Thursday to begin a journey of several miles to United Launch Alliance\u2019s Vertical Integration Facility near pad 41, where the spacecraft was hoisted atop an Atlas 5 rocket.<\/p>\n

Boeing and ULA teams paused the spacecraft\u2019s transfer outside the factory for a brief ceremony and speeches. By Thursday afternoon, the spacecraft \u2014 fully fueled with hydrazine and nitrogen tetroxide propellants \u2014 was hoisted into the VIF by a crane and carefully placed on top of an adapter on top of the Atlas 5.<\/p>\n

The fully-stacked Atlas 5 with the Starliner spacecraft stands 172 feet (52.4 meters) tall. It\u2019s a new configuration for the Atlas 5 with a dual-engine Centaur upper stage and no payload fairing, a structure used to shield satellites during launch.<\/p>\n

The Atlas 5 configuration is designated the \u201cN22\u201d because it has no payload fairing, two strap-on solid rocket boosters, and two RL10 engines on its Centaur upper stage.<\/p>\n

Boeing assembled the Starliner spacecraft inside the Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility, or C3PF, a converted space shuttle hangar that NASA turned over to Boeing after the shuttle\u2019s retirement.<\/p>\n

The Starliner spacecraft that rolled out of the C3PF Thursday will fly on a one-week unpiloted test mission to the International Space Station, proving out systems before the first crewed Starliner mission next year. Liftoff from pad 41 is scheduled for 7:47 a.m. EST (1247 GMT) on Dec. 17.<\/p>\n

Read our full story for details on the Starliner\u2019s rollout to the launch pad.<\/p>\n

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Boeing\u2019s Starliner rolls out of the Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility early Thursday at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: Stephen Clark\/Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: Alex Polimeni\/Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: Alex Polimeni\/Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bob Cabana, director of NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center, speaks at a ceremony Friday marking the rollout of the Starliner crew capsule. Credit: Stephen Clark\/Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: Alex Polimeni\/Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: NASA\/Cory Huston<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: NASA\/Kim Shiflett<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: NASA\/Cory Huston<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is guided into position above a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket at the Vertical Integration Facility. Credit: NASA\/Cory Huston<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is guided into position above a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket at the Vertical Integration Facility. Credit: NASA\/Cory Huston<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is secured atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas 6 rocket at the Vertical Integration Facility. Credit: NASA\/Cory Huston<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Starliner spacecraft was stacked atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket Thursday afternoon at Cape Canaveral. Credit: Boeing\/United Launch Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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