The astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) will open the hatch to Starliner for the first time this morning as the Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) for the Boeing spacecraft continues. The hatch opening will take place at about 11:30 a.m. ET and will be seen on NASA TV and at www.nasa.gov/live. The crew also […]
Mission Updates
Starliner Docks to the International Space Station for the First Time
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft docked to the International Space Station (ISS) for the first time today as the two vehicles orbited about 250 miles above Earth. The docking showed that the spacecraft can effectively execute a rendezvous and docking with the ISS. Starliner will be able to complete this action repeatedly as it takes crews […]
Starliner Proceeding Toward Space Station
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner is proceeding toward the International Space Station on the NASA-Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2). Boeing and NASA met as an ISS Mission Management Team (IMMT) this afternoon to review the status of the flight test and approved a plan to proceed toward the final phase of rendezvous and docking, which remains scheduled […]
Orbital Insertion Burn Complete
Sixteen minutes after the Boeing CST-100 Starliner separated from the Atlas’ dual-engine Centaur, Starliner completed the orbital insertion burn and is now flying in its intended orbit. On its way toward the International Space Station, the Starliner’s unique vision-based navigation system used to autonomously dock with the orbiting platform as well as its new docking […]
Launch and Ascent Phase Complete, Orbital Insertion Up Next
The Boeing CST-100 Starliner and United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket soared across the sky May 19 for the Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2), lifting off at 6:54 p.m. ET. The Atlas V RD-180 main engine and two solid rocket boosters ignited, generating more than a million and half pounds of thrust to lift the […]
Starliner Proceeding Toward Flight
The Boeing pad operations team closed the hatch to the CST-100 Starliner inside the White Room ahead of its liftoff atop the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket for the Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2). Inside the Starliner is “Rosie the Rocketeer,” an anthropometric test device, and about 800 pounds (362 kilograms) of cargo, 500 […]