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 […]
Mission Updates
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 […]
Atlas V Fueled for Liftoff
The Boeing CST-100 Starliner is nearing the launch of its Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) to the International Space Station for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket that will lift the vehicle into space is now fueled and configured for stable replenish. Additionally, the pad team has been cleared to […]
Starliner Roll to Pad
The Boeing CST-100 Starliner, positioned atop the United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket, rolled out today from the Vertical Integration Facility to Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Starliner stands ready to launch for the Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2). The flight test, which includes orbital maneuvering, International Space Station (ISS) rendezvous, docking, […]
Starliner/Atlas Proceeding Toward Launch
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner is integrated on top of 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 roll to the pad. Teams conducted numerous checks, including a power up of the spacecraft’s […]