Boeing recently completed its formal requalification of the CST-100 Starliner’s flight software in preparation for its next flight. The autonomous spacecraft will fly to the International Space Station during a second uncrewed flight test, Orbital Flight Test-2, in March, ahead of a first crewed flight with NASA astronauts later this year. Teams in Houston and […]
Mission Updates
NASA and Boeing Target New Launch Date for Next Starliner Flight Test
NASA and Boeing are targeting March 29 for the launch of Starliner’s second uncrewed flight test to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) is a critical developmental milestone on the company’s path toward flying crew missions for NASA. During OFT-2, the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft will […]
Boeing Continues Production, Improvements Toward Second Uncrewed Flight Test This Year
Over the summer, Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner team has focused on readying the next vehicle for its upcoming test flight and incorporating recommendations that were identified during various reviews completed earlier in the year. While hardware production continues at the company’s Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility (C3PF) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, progress […]
NASA and Boeing Complete Orbital Flight Test Reviews
NASA and Boeing have completed major reviews of the company’s uncrewed Orbital Flight Test and are continuing with preparations for Orbital Flight Test-2 to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. “NASA and Boeing have completed a tremendous amount of work reviewing the issues experienced during the uncrewed flight test of […]
Boeing Statement on Starliner’s Next Flight
The Boeing Company is honored to be a provider for the Commercial Crew mission. We are committed to the safety of the men and women who design, build and ultimately will fly on the Starliner just as we have on every crewed mission to space. We have chosen to refly our Orbital Flight Test to […]
Boeing Starliner Program Update Today
In the spirit of transparency, and as Boeing shares in NASA’s goal to launch American astronauts on American rockets from American soil, CST-100 Starliner Program Manager John Mulholland talked with reporters February 28 about what the team learned from the late 2019 Orbital Flight Test. Click above to hear the whole media conference. Boeing recently […]