Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner is now in launch position on Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The Starliner, which is mated to the top of a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket, rolled to the launch pad on train tracks at a speed of about 1 mph from the Vertical […]
Mission Updates
Teams Targeting Aug. 3 for Starliner Orbital Flight Test-2 Launch
With the International Space Station in a good configuration and ready to welcome Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner, teams from NASA, Boeing and United Launch Alliance are targeting Tuesday, Aug. 3, at 1:20 p.m. ET, for the Orbital Flight Test-2 launch. Docking with the International Space Station is scheduled for the following day, Wednesday, Aug. 4, at […]
Starliner Launch Paused While NASA Addresses International Space Station Events
Success in spaceflight is achieved by millions of elements coming together and working in perfect harmony. That’s the nature of our business, and that requires patience. We stand ready to launch the CST-100 Starliner when the time is right, as we support NASA on the International Space Station. The Starliner, positioned atop the United Launch […]
Starliner and Atlas V Will Now Roll to Pad Thursday, July 29, Launch Remains July 30
The rollout of the Starliner spacecraft and Atlas V launch vehicle is now targeted for Thur., July 29 at 8:00 a.m. EDT. The delay is due to an internet service provider outage that could not be resolved before the onset of predicted weather exceeding operational constraints. We are still on track for the OFT-2 launch […]
Starliner/Atlas Proceeding Toward Launch
The Boeing CST-100 Starliner is integrated on top of the United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Various tests have been completed to ensure all systems between the rocket and spacecraft are communicating and functioning properly before rollout to the pad. Teams conducted numerous checks, including a power up of […]
Flight Readiness Concludes for Boeing’s Orbital Flight Test-2
NASA and Boeing are proceeding with plans for the uncrewed Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission to the International Space Station following a full day of briefings and discussion during a Flight Readiness Review that took place at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Launch of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on a United Launch Alliance […]