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 […]
Mission Updates
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 […]
Starliner Leaves Factory, Integrates with Atlas V Rocket
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is now poised to launch on a mission to demonstrate the system is ready to begin transporting NASA astronauts to and from the International Space Station (ISS). The spacecraft rolled out July 17 from the back of the Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on […]
OFT-2 Starliner Spacecraft Ready to Roll
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is scheduled to roll out of its factory on Saturday, July 17, beginning around 3:00 a.m. ET. The spacecraft, comprised of the reusable crew module and service module, will travel from Boeing’s Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility (C3PF) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to United Launch Alliance’s Vertical Integration Facility […]