Final preparations underway for Starliner Crew Flight Test launch to the International Space Station Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft and United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Atlas V rocket have returned to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This morning, the Boeing and ULA teams rolled the 172-foot (52-meter) tall […]
Mission Updates
NASA, Mission Partners ‘Go’ for Crew Flight Test Launch
NASA and Boeing teams polled “go” to proceed with plans to launch the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station at 12:25 p.m. EDT Saturday, June 1. During a Delta-Agency Flight Test Readiness Review Wednesday at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, leaders from NASA, Boeing, and ULA (United Launch Alliance) verified launch readiness, including all […]
NASA, Mission Partners Assessing Launch Opportunities for Crew Flight Test
Mission managers from NASA, Boeing, and ULA (United Launch Alliance) continue to evaluate a path forward toward launching the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station. The teams are now working toward a launch opportunity at 12:25 p.m. ET on Saturday, June 1, with additional opportunities on Sunday, June 2, Wednesday, June […]
NASA, Boeing Now Working Toward May 25 Launch of Crew Flight Test
NASA, Boeing, and ULA (United Launch Alliance) teams will take additional time to work through spacecraft closeout processes and flight rationale before proceeding with the launch of the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test. The teams now are targeting a launch no earlier than 3:09 p.m. EDT Saturday, May 25, for the flight test carrying NASA […]
NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test Eyes Next Launch Opportunity
NASA, Boeing, and ULA (United Launch Alliance) teams continue working remaining open tasks in preparation for the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station. The teams now are targeting a launch date of no earlier than 4:43 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 21, to complete additional testing. On May 11, the ULA team successfully replaced […]
UPDATE: First Launch Attempt for Starliner Crew Flight Test Scrubbed
Flight teams standing down due to valve issue on upper stage of launch vehicle. UPDATE MAY 7, 2024: United Launch Alliance has decided to replace the Centaur liquid oxygen self regulating valve, which is a pressure regulation valve on the upper stage. To allow for the valve replacement work, the NASA-Boeing team is now targeting […]