While it’s not the mission we planned to execute, the Starliner’s Orbital Flight Test mission remains under way. At this afternoon’s Integrated Mission Management Team (IMMT) meeting with representatives from Boeing and NASA, we made the decision to perform orbit adjust burns and prepare for a landing at the U.S. Army’s White Sands Missile Range […]
Mission Updates
Starliner Orbital Flight Test Briefing
NASA and Boeing officials will hold a media telecon Saturday, Dec. 21 to provide an update on the Starliner Orbital Flight Test. Call-in information and the time of the briefing will be announced here, @BoeingSpace and NASA.gov.
Boeing Update on Starliner Orbital Flight Test
Dec. 20, 2019, 11:35 a.m The CST-100 Starliner is in a safe, stable orbit after an anomaly this morning following launch and spacecraft separation from the Atlas V. The anomaly appears to have been the result of a mission elapsed timer (MET) using an unexpected timeline, which delayed orbital insertion thruster firings, putting Starliner in […]
Live now: Joint Boeing/NASA press conference.
Dec. 20, 2019, 9:35 a.m View here: https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive
Updated Time for Press Conference
Dec. 20, 2019, 8:50 a.m. The press conference has been rescheduled to 9:15/9:30 to allow time for participants to arrive.
Boeing Statement on the Starliner Orbital Flight Test
Dec. 20, 2019, 8:20 a.m. After launching successfully at 6:36 a.m. EST Friday on the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the Boeing Starliner space vehicle experienced an off-nominal insertion. The spacecraft currently is in a safe and stable configuration. Flight controllers […]