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- NASA Updates Coverage, Invites Public to Virtually Join Starliner Launch NASA · 31 Jul 2021 NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch, launch, and docking activities for the agency’s Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission to the International Space Station.
- Weather key issue for Starliner launch SpaceNews · 27 Jul 2021 NASA and Boeing say a second test flight of the company’s CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle remains on track for launch July 30, with weather the biggest concern.
- “All eyes on weather” for Friday test launch of Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule Spaceflight Now · 27 Jul 2021 Clouds and the threat of lightning could thwart plans to launch an Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral Friday with a Boeing commercial crew capsule on an unpiloted test flight to the International Space Station, according...
- Starliner cleared for second uncrewed test flight SpaceNews · 23 Jul 2021 NASA approved plans July 22 for the launch of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on a second uncrewed test flight that seeks to demonstrate that the company has corrected the problems seen on the first.
- Flight Readiness Review gives green light for Starliner OFT-2 NASASpaceflight · 22 Jul 2021 NASA and Boeing have finished the agency Flight Readiness Review (FRR) for the second Orbital Flight Test (OFT-2) of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft. OFT-2 will demonstrate the changes made to the Starliner spacecraft f...
- NASA clears Boeing Starliner for launch on second unpiloted test flight Spaceflight Now · 22 Jul 2021 NASA and Boeing held a day-long flight readiness review Thursday and cleared the company’s CST-100 Starliner astronaut ferry ship for launch July 30 on a second unpiloted test flight to the International Space Station.
- SpaceX Crew Dragon switches ports to make room for Boeing’s Starliner do-over Teslarati · 21 Jul 2021 Update: For the second time, a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft has successfully swapped International Space Station (ISS) docking ports in orbit –...
- SpaceX crew capsule relocated outside space station before Boeing mission Spaceflight Now · 21 Jul 2021 Four astronauts rode a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule for a flight from one International Space Station docking port to another Wednesday, clearing the way for arrival of a Boeing Starliner crew ferry ship on an unpiloted te...
- Boeing crew capsule mounted on Atlas 5 rocket for unpiloted test flight Spaceflight Now · 19 Jul 2021 Boeing second Starliner crew ferry spacecraft rolled out of its factory early Saturday at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center for mounting on top of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket set for liftoff July 30 on a redo of a...
- Boeing working on multiple Cores, first EUS hardware for Artemis missions 2-4 NASASpaceflight · 19 Jul 2021 In addition to supporting the upcoming first launch of NASA’s new Space Launch System (SLS) rocket on the uncrewed Artemis 1 lunar test flight, Stages prime contractor Boeing is lining up the rockets that will support fo...
- NASA Sets Coverage, Invites Public to Virtually Join Starliner Launch NASA · 16 Jul 2021 NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch, launch, and docking activities for the agency’s Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission to the International Space Station.
- Atlas V stacking complete ahead of the second flight test of Boeing’s Starliner Space Scout · 15 Jul 2021 JULY 15, 2021--The Atlas V rocket for Boeing's second Starliner flight test recently completed stacking, ahead of launch on July 30.
- Stennis, SLS core stage teams reflect on Green Run campaign NASASpaceflight · 5 Jul 2021 The first Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage is now being readied for the program’s first launch at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), but the large rocket’s first stop on the way to liftoff was the once-in-a-generation G...
- ULA, Boeing, and NASA prepare for uncrewed and crewed Starliner flight tests NASASpaceflight · 26 Jun 2021 United Launch Alliance (ULA), Boeing, and NASA have all started their final preparations for the second Orbital Flight Test (OFT-2) for the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft. OFT-2 will demonstrate all of the changes made to...
- Pesquet & Kimbrough complete new solar array installation on ISS NASASpaceflight · 25 Jun 2021 For the third time in 9 days, Thomas Pesquet and Shane Kimbrough donned their spacesuits and ventured outside the International Space Station (ISS), this time to install the second of six new Boeing-built ISS Roll Out So...
- Starliner capsule fueled for unpiloted test flight to International Space Station Spaceflight Now · 22 Jun 2021 Boeing finished loading hydrazine and nitrogen tetroxide maneuvering propellants over the weekend into the company’s second space-rated Starliner capsule at the Kennedy Space Center, days after stacking of its Atlas 5 la...
- ESA/NASA complete ISS spacewalk to install first new solar array NASASpaceflight · 20 Jun 2021 Two astronauts went outside the International Space Station (ISS) to complete installation of the first of six new Boeing-built solar arrays — part of a program to increase the station’s electrical power generation capac...
- NASA and Boeing close out recommendations from Starliner review SpaceNews · 17 Jun 2021 Boeing has completed all the activities recommended by an independent review of the company’s first uncrewed CST-100 Starliner mission, allowing a second uncrewed mission to proceed for launch in late July.
- ESA/NASA astronauts complete scaled-back spacewalk to install new solar array on ISS NASASpaceflight · 16 Jun 2021 Two astronauts ventured outside the International Space Station (ISS) to attempt to install the first of six new Boeing-built solar arrays — part of a program to increase the station’s electrical power generation capacit...
- ULA delays Atlas 5 launch to study unexpected engine vibrations Spaceflight Now · 10 Jun 2021 United Launch Alliance’s next Atlas 5 launch will carry Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule into orbit July 30 on its second unpiloted test fight, officials confirmed Thursday. An Atlas 5 rocket for the U.S. military previou...
- NASA and Boeing working on optimizing SLS stage production at MAF NASASpaceflight · 24 May 2021 NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) program and Stages prime contractor Boeing are collaborating on optimizing the production areas at the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in New Orleans. The final assembly of the second Cor...
- NASA Invites Media to Launch of Boeing’s Orbital Flight Test-2 NASA · 21 May 2021 Media accreditation is open for prelaunch and launch activities for NASA’s Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission to the International Space Station, the second uncrewed flight test of the company’s CST-100 Starlin...
- SLS Core Stage thermal protection system refurbishment in work at Kennedy for Artemis 1 NASASpaceflight · 20 May 2021 NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) and Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) programs are working with Core Stage prime contractor Boeing and prime test operations and support contractor Jacobs to finish repairs to thermal prot...
- Rocket Report: Starship orbital flight details, Ariane 5 may delay Webb launch Ars Technica · 14 May 2021 Also, Boeing's Starliner spacecraft gets a new launch date.
- SLS Core Stage Green Run validates propulsion system performance and modeling NASASpaceflight · 11 May 2021 Engineers with NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) program and prime Core Stage contractor Boeing continue to review terabytes of data from the now-complete, once-in-a-generation Green Run design verification test campaign....
- Starliner test flight scheduled for July 30 SpaceNews · 6 May 2021 NASA and Boeing have scheduled a second uncrewed test flight of the CST-100 Starliner commercial crew spacecraft for July 30.
- Boeing’s Chris Johnson to lead space programs at Maxar Technologies SpaceNews · 29 Apr 2021 Maxar Technologies has appointed Chris Johnson as senior vice president of space programs delivery (SPD), overseeing spacecraft and robotic systems from design to distribution.
- Space Force selects Boeing, Northrop Grumman to develop jam-resistant communications satellites SpaceNews · 22 Apr 2021 Boeing’s and Northrop Grumman’s payloads will be launched to space in 2024 for an on-orbit demonstration.
- Boeing crew capsule test flight now scheduled for late summer Spaceflight Now · 21 Apr 2021 A second unpiloted test flight of Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule — ordered after an initial demonstration mission fell short of reaching the International Space Station — is now scheduled for launch from Cape Canaveral...
- NASA chief: Russian cosmonauts unlikely fly on U.S. crew capsules until next year Spaceflight Now · 20 Apr 2021 U.S. government approval of a proposed agreement between NASA and the Russian space agency to fly mixed U.S.-Russian crews on missions to the International Space Station is taking longer than expected, and the deal likel...
- Next Starliner test flights slips to late summer SpaceNews · 18 Apr 2021 Boeing said April 17 that the next test flight of its CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle won’t take place until at least August, confirming a lengthy delay widely expected because of the schedule of other launches...
- NASA SLS Green Run testing complete, Boeing readies Core Stage for tow to Florida NASASpaceflight · 12 Apr 2021 NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) program and prime Core Stage contractor Boeing wrapped up the Green Run testing campaign on the Artemis 1 flight article at the Stennis Space Center and are readying the vehicle for its l...
- Nikon snaps up Boeing-backed supplier of 3D-printed satellite parts SpaceNews · 9 Apr 2021 Japanese camera maker Nikon has acquired a controlling stake in U.S. startup Morf3D, an aerospace supplier that has produced 3D-printed hardware for Boeing satellites and helicopters.
- MAF continues tornado/hurricane recovery while building SLS stages under pandemic restrictions NASASpaceflight · 31 Mar 2021 Boeing is moving into the final phases of standalone integration and outfitting of Core Stage-2 elements and is about to start putting the elements together as production of Core Stage-3 continues with structural assembl...
- NASA, Boeing reviewing terabytes of SLS Core Stage data from full-duration Green Run static fire NASASpaceflight · 21 Mar 2021 NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) program, Core Stage prime contractor Boeing, and RS-25 prime contractor Aerojet Rocketdyne have completed the biggest test in the 10-year old program, firing the Artemis 1 flight stage fo...
- NASA looking to confirm certification objectives as SLS Core Stage completes second static fire NASASpaceflight · 18 Mar 2021 NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) program and Core Stage prime contractor Boeing conducted the second static firing of the new rocket stage and its four Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 engines. The primary goal in the repeat of...
- NASA Stennis ready to support second SLS Core Stage static fire NASASpaceflight · 17 Mar 2021 While NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) program, Core Stage prime contractor Boeing, and RS-25 engine prime contractor Aerojet Rocketdyne ready Core Stage-1 for a second Green Run Hot-Fire test, the agency’s Stennis Space...
- NASA, Boeing approaching first major join of second SLS Core Stage NASASpaceflight · 12 Mar 2021 Operations for the first major join of the main elements of the second Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage are expected to begin later in March as NASA and prime contractor Boeing work to deliver the stage in 2022 for t...
- NASA, Boeing looking to begin SLS Exploration Upper Stage manufacturing in 2021 NASASpaceflight · 4 Mar 2021 Manufacturing and assembly development work for the Space Launch System (SLS) Exploration Upper Stage (EUS) is starting to ramp up at the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in New Orleans. NASA’s SLS Program and EUS prime c...
- Boeing’s next Starliner test flight delayed after SpaceX crew rotation Spaceflight Now · 2 Mar 2021 An unpiloted test flight of Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule to the International Space Station will be delayed from its previous target launch date of April 2 until at least May, after the arrivals of Russian Soyuz and S...