Tag: boeing starliner

NASA astronauts to fly to International Space Station on Boeing Starliner test mission

NASA astronauts to fly to International Space Station on Boeing Starliner test mission

cpooldigitalLeave a Comment on NASA astronauts to fly to International Space Station on Boeing Starliner test mission

After the successful completion of OFT-2, which saw an uncrewed Boeing Starliner spacecraft delivering supplies to the International Space Station (ISS), NASA will be sending two of its astronauts aboard the Boeing Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission to the ISS where they will live and work for about two weeks. NASA astronaut Sunita “Suni” L. […]

Continue Reading
Boeing Starliner capsule returns to Earth, capping key uncrewed test mission

Boeing Starliner capsule returns to Earth, capping key uncrewed test mission

cpooldigitalLeave a Comment on Boeing Starliner capsule returns to Earth, capping key uncrewed test mission

Boeing Co’s Starliner astronaut capsule returned from the International Space Station and landed in New Mexico on Wednesday, capping a high-stakes test flight as NASA’s next vehicle for carrying humans to orbit. Less than a week after its launch from the Cape Canaveral US Space Force Base in Florida, the CST-100 Starliner capsule plunged through […]

Continue Reading
OFT-2: Boeing’s Starliner to return to Earth on May 26, details on how to watch live

OFT-2: Boeing’s Starliner to return to Earth on May 26, details on how to watch live

cpooldigitalLeave a Comment on OFT-2: Boeing’s Starliner to return to Earth on May 26, details on how to watch live

Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft will depart from the International Space Station on Wednesday for a landing in the western United States. NASA will provide live coverage of the event through NASA Television, the NASA App and the agency’s website. The spacecraft is scheduled to leave at 2.36 PM EDT on Wednesday, May 25 (12.06 AM […]

Continue Reading
OFT-2: Boeing’s Starliner to return to Earth on May 26, details on how to watch live

Boeing’s Starliner successfully docks at International Space Station during second attempt

cpooldigitalLeave a Comment on Boeing’s Starliner successfully docks at International Space Station during second attempt

CST-100 Starliner, the Boeing spacecraft, has successfully docked at the International Space Station (ISS) on May 20 as part of the company Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2), according to The Verge.  Starliner was made to transport NASA astronauts to and back from space and this is the first time it has demonstrated the capability to successfully […]

Continue Reading
Boeing Starliner: 5 facts you need to know about the spacecraft

Boeing Starliner: 5 facts you need to know about the spacecraft

cpooldigitalLeave a Comment on Boeing Starliner: 5 facts you need to know about the spacecraft

Boeing recently rocketed its CST-100 Starliner spacecraft into orbit successfully. The passenger spacecraft, which is set to dock soon at the International Space Station (ISS), is set to complete its mission by next week. Boeing is currently one of only two companies (along with Elon Musk’s SpaceX) that is directly funded by NASA to develop […]

Continue Reading
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft —finally — blasts into orbit

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft —finally — blasts into orbit

cpooldigitalLeave a Comment on Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft —finally — blasts into orbit

Boeing Co and NASA launched the long-delayed Starliner space capsule for a planned rendezvous with the International Space Station, following two earlier failed attempts for a program that has bedeviled the company and left SpaceX as the only American option for ferrying astronauts. The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launched the craft, without crew, […]

Continue Reading