{"id":17858,"date":"2019-12-12T22:37:54","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T14:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/its-all-systems-go-from-nasa-for-uncrewed-flight-of-boeings-starliner-to-space-station\/"},"modified":"2019-12-12T22:37:54","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T14:37:54","slug":"its-all-systems-go-from-nasa-for-uncrewed-flight-of-boeings-starliner-to-space-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/its-all-systems-go-from-nasa-for-uncrewed-flight-of-boeings-starliner-to-space-station\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s all systems go from NASA for uncrewed flight of Boeing\u2019s Starliner to space station"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_537730\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-537730\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full-width wp-image-537730\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191212-starliner-630x373.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191212-starliner-630x373.jpg 630w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191212-starliner-1260x747.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191212-starliner-768x455.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191212-starliner-1536x910.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191212-starliner-2048x1214.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-537730\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Perched atop its Atlas 5 rocket, Boeing\u2019s CST-100 Starliner space taxi is being prepared for launch. (United Launch Alliance Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After conducting a flight readiness review today, NASA gave its go-ahead for launching Boeing\u2019s CST-100 Starliner space taxi on an uncrewed demonstration flight to the International Space Station on Dec. 20.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Starliner is due for liftoff atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket at 6:36 a.m. ET (3:36 a.m. PT) Dec. 20 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The capsule will deliver cargo to the station, including \u201cpresents for the crew,\u201d said John Mulholland, vice president and program manager for Boeing\u2019s commercial crew program. If all goes according to plan, Starliner would be sent back to a touchdown in New Mexico\u2019s White Sands Missile Range on Dec. 28.<\/li>\n<li>There are still some open issues to be resolved over the next week, NASA\u2019s Phil McAlister said. But if Boeing can\u2019t make the Dec. 20 launch opportunity, there\u2019ll be backup opportunities available all the way through Christmas.<\/li>\n<li>Success with Boeing\u2019s uncrewed demonstration flight, known as the Orbital Flight Test, would open the way for a crewed demonstration flight in early 2020. Boeing test pilot Chris Ferguson, who commanded NASA\u2019s last space shuttle mission in 2011, would join NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Mike Fincke on the crew. NASA\u2019s other space taxi contractor, SpaceX, is also working toward the first crewed flight of its Dragon capsule in early 2020.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perched atop its Atlas 5 rocket, Boeing\u2019s CST-100 Starliner space taxi is being prepared for launch. (United Launch Alliance Photo) After conducting a flight readiness review today, NASA gave its go-ahead for launching Boeing\u2019s CST-100 Starliner space taxi on an uncrewed demonstration flight to the International Space Station on Dec. 20. 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