• Starliner touches down safely in Western U.S. two days after post-launch anomaly WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M., Dec. 22, 2019 — The Boeing [NYSE: BA] CST-100 Starliner’s first mission ended historically today when it became the first American orbital space capsule to land on American soil rather than in an ocean. The spacecraft’s […]
Mission Updates
Back on Earth
Starliner has landed safely, recovery teams preparing to deploy.
Starliner to Return to Earth Today
Starliner is set to land today at 7:57 a.m. Eastern time at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. Live broadcast starting at 6:45 a.m. Eastern time: https://t.co/VPA0dYJ5wr?amp=1
Starliner Team Executes In Orbit NASA Docking System Test
Starliner flight controllers and engineering teams tested the NASA Docking System in orbit today by executing a series of extensions and retractions. The NDS connects Starliner to the International Space Station by extending and retracting a docking ring, as shown in this prior test video.
“Something to Prove”
The Starliner flight control team is preparing to bring the spacecraft back to Earth on Sunday morning at White Sands Space Harbor, on White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Key milestones and times include: (All times MST) 5:13 a.m. MCC Go/No-Go Poll 5:20 a.m. Deorbit Burn 5:25 a.m. CM/SM Separation 5:57 a.m. Landing Since Starliner’s launch […]
Starliner Centaur Separation
Video courtesy United Launch Alliance One of the key objectives of the Starliner Orbital Flight Test is a separation from the ULA Centaur second stage booster rocket. This video shows the successful separation of Starliner from Centaur after the Dec. 20 launch. It’s one of several test objectives completed so far during this mission. This […]