WASHINGTON – NASA and Boeing plan to keep the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft aboard the International Space Station well into July to conduct additional tests, stressing that the two-person crew is not “stranded” in space. At a June 28 briefing on the Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission, the first in 10 days, agency and company officials … Read more
WASHINGTON – NASA and Boeing have once again extended the CST-100 Starliner’s stay on the International Space Station as engineers complete analysis of thruster problems and helium leaks on the crewed spacecraft. At a June 18 briefing, NASA announced that Starliner’s return to Earth on the Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission, which had already been … Read more
WASHINGTON – NASA has confirmed that Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft has suffered a fifth, albeit small, helium leak in its propulsion system, as engineers work to prepare the vehicle for its return to Earth next week. In a June 10 statement, NASA said spacecraft teams were investigating “what impact, if any, five small leaks in … Read more
Editor’s note: This release was updated on June 5, 2024 to include instructions on how to attend the post-docking briefing on Thursday, June 6. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are safely in orbit during the first crewed test flight aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft en route to the International Space Station. As part of … Read more
Event details Payload Blog NASA’s Boeing StarlinerManned Flight Test (CFT) June 1, 2024 12:25 PM Space Launch Complex 41 • Cape Canaveral Space Force Station UPDATE: All premium Launch Transportation Tickets and admission tickets purchased for the May 6 attempt remain valid for the next attempt, currently scheduled for no earlier than … Read more