On the Starliner crew’s 35th day in space, Crew Flight Test Commander Butch Wilmore brought the focus back to day one. “Launch was spectacular! I mean, truly amazing,” Wilmore said. During the first press conference between Wilmore, pilot Suni Williams, and the media, he praised Starliner for its precision. “The spacecraft performed unbelievably well,” Wilmore […]
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NASA, Boeing Adjust Timeline for Starliner Return
NASA and Boeing leadership are adjusting the return to Earth of the Starliner Crew Flight Test spacecraft with agency astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams from the International Space Station. The move off Wednesday, June 26, deconflicts Starliner’s undocking and landing from a series of planned International Space Station spacewalks while allowing mission teams time […]
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 fueled for Crew Flight Test
With propellant loading complete, the Boeing spacecraft soon will be transported to the launch site. The Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is fully fueled for the Crew Flight Test (CFT), now targeted to launch to the International Space Station on May 6. Over the past two weeks, specially trained technicians loaded five different commodities into the […]
Fueling begins for the Starliner Crew Flight Test
Loading the spacecraft with propellant is the next milestone on the path to launch. Spacecraft fueling has begun for the upcoming Crew Flight Test (CFT) as the Starliner team prepares to send its first crew to the International Space Station. The Starliner spacecraft, consisting of a reusable crew module and expendable service module, was recently […]
NASA, Boeing to Provide Progress Update on Starliner Crew Flight Test
NASA and Boeing will host a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT Monday, Aug. 7, to provide an update on the first astronaut flight of the company’s CST-100 Starliner to and from the International Space Station. Audio of the teleconference will stream live on NASA’s website. Leaders will discuss spacecraft and team readiness ahead of […]