News: Boeing
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- CFT Continues Safely: Starliner and the Commercial Crew Return Process Space Scout · 29 Jul 2024 Boeing’s Crew Flight Test mission is continuing its stay aboard the International Space Station. On July 25, NASA and Boeing held a press conference to provide an update on the mission including ongoing tests, the curren...
- More thruster tests for Starliner before return SpaceNews · 26 Jul 2024 NASA and Boeing will fire thrusters on the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft docked to the International Space Station this weekend in what may be a final test before approving the spacecraft’s delayed return to Earth.
- Starliner Tests Still Underway, No Date for Butch and Suni’s Return SpacePolicyOnline.com · 26 Jul 2024 NASA and Boeing provided an update on the Starliner Crew Flight Test today. They are still conducting tests to determine why the Starliner commercial crew capsule experienced thruster failures and
- Make-or-break tests on tap for Boeing’s Starliner capsule Spaceflight Now · 26 Jul 2024 Critical tests are on tap this weekend to confirm Boeing's Starliner capsule can safety carry its two-person crew back to Earth despite unexpected helium leaks and degraded maneuvering thrusters, officials said Thursday.
- Boeing’s crewed Starliner flight won’t return until at least August, NASA says CNBC · 25 Jul 2024 Boeing’s crew spacecraft Starliner will stay docked with the International Space Station into August, NASA confirmed on Thursday, as the mission remains on hold while the company and agency study problems that arose earl...
- As it happened: NASA, Boeing provide update on the Starliner Crew Flight Test mission Spaceflight Now · 25 Jul 2024 The update comes after NASA said it and Boeing completed ground hot fire testing of a reaction control system (RCS) to better understand some of the in-flight anomalies seen during the spacecraft's rendezvous and docking...
- UPDATE: NASA, Boeing to Stream Flight Test Mission Briefing on NASA+ NASA · 24 Jul 2024 NASA and Boeing will host a news conference with mission leadership at 11:30 a.m. EDT Thursday, July 25, to provide the latest status of the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test aboard the International Space Station. NASA p...
- NASA, Boeing to Discuss Crew Flight Test Mission, Ground Testing NASA · 23 Jul 2024 Leadership from NASA and Boeing will participate in a media teleconference at 11:30 a.m. EDT Thursday, July 25, to provide the latest status of the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test mission aboard the International Space...
- NASA SLS Core Stage headed to KSC for Artemis II NASASpaceflight · 20 Jul 2024 Prime contractor Boeing rolled out the second Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage on July 16 from the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) and secured it to NASA’s Pegasus barge for transportation to the Kennedy Space Center...
- Butch and Suni Confident Starliner Can Bring Them Home Safely SpacePolicyOnline.com · 11 Jul 2024 The two NASA astronauts who are flying the Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test said today they are fully confident that the spacecraft can bring them safely home. Butch Wilmore and
- Starliner return eyed for end of July as tests continue SpaceNews · 10 Jul 2024 NASA and Boeing say it may be the end of July before they’re ready to return the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft from the International Space Station as they continue thruster tests.
- NASA still expects Boeing’s Starliner to return astronauts from ISS, but notes SpaceX backup option CNBC · 10 Jul 2024 With NASA astronauts docked at the International Space Station far longer than planned, the agency’s leadership on Wednesday acknowledged potential alternatives to Boeing’s Starliner for returning the crew to Earth.
- The Marshall Star for July 10, 2024 NASA · 10 Jul 2024 NASA Moon Rocket Stage for Artemis II Moved, Prepped for Shipment NASA is preparing the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket core stage that will help power the first crewed mission of NASA’s Artemis campaign for shipment. O...
- NASA Moon Rocket Stage for Artemis II Moved, Prepped for Shipment NASA · 8 Jul 2024 NASA is preparing the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket core stage that will help power the first crewed mission of NASA’s Artemis campaign for shipment. On July 6, NASA and Boeing, the core stage lead contractor, moved t...
- NASA, Boeing Provide Next Update on Space Station Crew Flight Test NASA · 8 Jul 2024 Leadership from NASA and Boeing will participate in a media briefing at 12:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday, July 10, to discuss the agency’s Crew Flight Test at the International Space Station. Audio of the media teleconference wi...
- NASA’s Boeing Test Flight Crew to Discuss Starliner Mission from Space NASA · 2 Jul 2024 Media are invited to hear from NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts discussing their mission during an Earth to space call at 11 a.m. EDT Wednesday, July 10. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will part...
- Date for Boeing Starliner CFT Return Still Up in the Air SpacePolicyOnline.com · 29 Jun 2024 Today NASA and Boeing pushed back on the narrative that the Starliner crew is stranded in space, but declined to provide a date for when they will return. Starliner is
- Starliner landing now on indefinite hold for more tests, but NASA insists crew not ‘stranded’ in space Spaceflight Now · 29 Jun 2024 The problem for NASA and Boeing is that the Starliner's service module, which houses the helium lines, thrusters and other critical systems, is discarded before re-entry and burns up in the atmosphere. Engineers will not...
- Starliner to remain on ISS for more thruster tests SpaceNews · 28 Jun 2024 NASA and Boeing plan to keep the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft at the International Space Station well into July to conduct additional tests, while emphasizing its two-person crew is not “stranded” in space.
- Boeing delays Starliner return by ‘weeks’ for testing, NASA says astronauts aren’t stranded CNBC · 28 Jun 2024 NASA and Boeing are further extending the first Starliner crewed flight but are not yet setting a new target date for returning the capsule to Earth, the organizations announced on Friday.
- NASA, Boeing to Provide Commercial Crew, Space Station Update NASA · 27 Jun 2024 Leadership from NASA’s International Space Station and Commercial Crew Programs, as well as Boeing, will participate in a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT Friday, June 28. NASA and Boeing continue to evaluate Starliner...
- Starliner Mission Extended, All Systems Stable Space Scout · 22 Jun 2024 Boeing’s Starliner Crew Flight Test (CFT) has once more been extended, but everything remains stable and safe for the station, spacecraft, and crew. A new return date has yet to be determined, but it will be no earlier t...
- NASA again delays Starliner undocking, return to Earth Spaceflight Now · 22 Jun 2024 NASA and Boeing managers have again decided to extend the Starliner crew capsule's stay at the International Space Station, passing up a June 26 re-entry to allow more time for analysis and testing to make sure helium le...
- Starliner Return Delayed Yet Again SpacePolicyOnline.com · 22 Jun 2024 Late today NASA said it is again delaying the return of the Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test. Unlike the earlier schedule changes, no new date was announced. NASA and Boeing
- NASA and Boeing Delay Starliner Return Again Again Again The Launch Pad · 22 Jun 2024 NASA and Boeing Delay Starliner Return Again Again Again
- Starliner return delayed to July SpaceNews · 22 Jun 2024 NASA and Boeing have pushed back the return of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft from the International Space Station until at least early July to continue studies of propulsion system problems.
- Michelle Parker, Boeing Space Mission Systems – Leading Women in Space SpaceNews · 20 Jun 2024 In this, the first episode of the SpaceNews Leading Women in Space series, correspondent Debra Werner speaks with Candace Givens, Sector VP Mission Assurance, Northrop Grumman.
- NASA and Boeing Extend Starliner's Stay at ISS to Address Thruster and Helium Leak Issues The Launch Pad · 19 Jun 2024 NASA and Boeing Extend Starliner's Stay at ISS to Address Thruster and Helium Leak Issues
- Another New Starliner Landing Date, Updated Spacewalk Plans SpacePolicyOnline.com · 19 Jun 2024 Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are getting another four days on the International Space Station. Their return to Earth and the end of Boeing’s Starliner Crew Flight Test has been
- Starliner ISS stay extended to complete thruster and helium leak testing SpaceNews · 18 Jun 2024 NASA and Boeing have again extended the stay of the CST-100 Starliner at the International Space Station as engineers wrap up analysis of thruster problems and helium leaks on the crewed spacecraft.
- Starliner Will Stay an Extra Few Days at ISS for Additional Tests SpacePolicyOnline.com · 15 Jun 2024 NASA and Boeing have decided to keep the Starliner capsule docked to the International Space Station a few days longer than planned. The first landing opportunity was June 14, but
- NASA and Boeing Extend Starliner Stay at ISS for Additional Testing The Launch Pad · 15 Jun 2024 NASA and Boeing Extend Starliner Stay at ISS for Additional Testing
- NASA, Boeing to Discuss Starliner’s Mission NASA · 14 Jun 2024 NASA and Boeing will discuss Starliner’s mission and departure from the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test in a pre-departure media teleconference at 12 p.m. EDT Tuesday, June 18....
- Boeing and NASA delay Starliner astronaut return to June 22, nearly doubling mission length CNBC · 14 Jun 2024 Boeing’s Starliner capsule “Calypso” will stay at the International Space Station twice as long as the mission originally planned, NASA announced Friday.
- NASA extends Starliner stay at ISS for additional testing SpaceNews · 14 Jun 2024 NASA and Boeing will keep the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft at the International Space Station for at least four more days to perform additional testing of the commercial crew vehicle before it returns to Earth.
- NASA, Boeing set new undocking, landing date for Starliner spacecraft Spaceflight Now · 14 Jun 2024 More testing will be done on both the thrusters on the spacecraft’s aft section. The Starliner crew will also repeat some previously conducted test activities, like the ‘safe haven’ protocol.
- NASA Confirms 5th Helium Leak on Boeing Starliner Spacecraft The Launch Pad · 12 Jun 2024 NASA Confirms 5th Helium Leak on Boeing Starliner Spacecraft
- Fifth helium leak detected on Starliner SpaceNews · 12 Jun 2024 NASA confirmed that Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft has suffered a fifth, although minor, helium leak in its propulsion system as engineers work to prepare the vehicle for its return to Earth next week.
- Starliner crew welcomed aboard space station Spaceflight Now · 8 Jun 2024 Working around multiple helium leaks and thruster problems, the crew of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft wrapped up a challenging rendezvous and a delayed-but-successful docking with the International Space Station Thursday...
- Investing in Space: Boeing and SpaceX had a major week that put their differences on display CNBC · 7 Jun 2024 For longtime readers of Investing in Space, you may notice this newsletter is arriving a day later than typical – my apologies for the delay, but I assume many of you (like me) were watching a livestream or two on what w...