Starliner has completed 77 of the original 87 flight-test objectives, with the remaining 10 to occur between undocking and landing. Crew Flight Test (CFT) astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are testing more capabilities of the Starliner spacecraft and contributing to International Space Station operations. The entire CFT team is taking advantage of the additional […]
Mission Updates
NASA, Boeing Update Starliner Crew Flight Test Return from Station
Teams from NASA and Boeing now are targeting no earlier than 10:10 p.m. EDT Tuesday, June 25, for the undocking of the Starliner spacecraft from the International Space Station. For the primary undocking opportunity, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, the first crew to fly aboard Starliner, would land about 4:51 a.m. on Wednesday, […]
NASA, Boeing Target June 22 for Flight Crew Test Return
NASA and Boeing now are targeting no earlier than Saturday, June 22, to return the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test mission from the International Space Station. The extra time allows the team to finalize departure planning and operations while the spacecraft remains cleared for crew emergency return scenarios within the flight rules. NASA and Boeing leadership […]
Starliner Flight Day 8 Activities
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams joined the Expedition 71 crew on the International Space Station one week ago and have been working closely with them each day on orbit. On June 13, they helped astronauts Matt Dominick and Tracy Dyson suit-up and prepare for a planned spacewalk to remove a faulty electronics box […]
Starliner Flight Day 7 Activities
Starliner crew supports on-orbit research while ISS crew prepares for spacewalk. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who flew to the International Space Station on Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, spent June 12 focusing on lab maintenance and researching advanced biotechnology. Wilmore started his day checking cargo stowed in the Harmony module before replacing components in […]
Starliner Flight Day 6 Activities
Starliner crew continues station work and public engagements from space. Crew Flight Test (CFT) Commander Butch Wilmore and Pilot Suni Williams continued supporting International Space Station activities on June 11, having worked through all Starliner flight test objectives and operational capability checkouts with the exception of those associated with the next phase of flight. “Our […]