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NASA Astronauts, Starliner Inch Closer to Space Station

By |2024-06-05T10:59:00-04:00June 5th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket booster separates from the Centaur upper stage carrying Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft and NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams. Photo credit: NASA Television The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket booster has separated from the Centaur upper stage carrying Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. The Centaur will continue to help [...]

NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test ULA Rocket Reaches Max Q

By |2024-06-05T10:56:00-04:00June 5th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying Boeing’s Starliner capsule with NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams has reached Max Q. The milestone is the moment of peak aerodynamic pressure on the rocket. Following Max Q will be Atlas V booster engine cutoff and separation. 

Liftoff! NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test Heads to Space Station

By |2024-06-05T10:54:00-04:00June 5th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket soars from the pad at Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 10:52 a.m. ET Wednesday, June 5, 2024, carrying a Boeing Starliner spacecraft for NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA Television We have liftoff! The [...]

NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test Hatch Closed

By |2024-06-05T09:18:00-04:00June 5th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Boeing crews close the hatch to the Starliner capsule carrying NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams. Photo credit: NASA Television Just about one hour remains ahead of liftoff of NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station.  Communication checks with NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are complete. The hatch is [...]

NASA’s Crew Flight Test Astronauts Arrive at Launch Site

By |2024-06-05T08:03:00-04:00June 5th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts Suni Williams and a United Launch Alliance technician stand near the crew access arm at Space Launch Complex-41 at nearby Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Photo credit: NASA Television We’re less than three hours away from NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams heading [...]

NASA Astronauts Wave to Family, Friends, Head to Launch Pad

By |2024-06-05T07:37:00-04:00June 5th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams walk out of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo credit: NASA Television NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore, commander, and Suni Williams, pilot, are suited up [...]

NASA Astronauts Suit Up for Crew Flight Test Launch to Station

By |2024-06-05T07:02:00-04:00June 5th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

From left, NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore perform checks of their Boeing spacesuits in the crew suit-up room inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Photo credit: NASA Television NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni [...]

NASA, Boeing Set for June 5 Crew Flight Test Launch Attempt

By |2024-06-03T17:07:00-04:00June 3rd, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

A ULA (United Launch Alliance) Atlas V rocket with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft aboard is seen on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex-41 ahead of NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test Saturday, May 4, 2024, at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test is the first launch of the Boeing [...]

NASA, Mission Partners Target June 5 Crew Flight Test Launch

By |2024-06-02T19:12:00-04:00June 2nd, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

A ULA (United Launch Alliance) Atlas V rocket with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft aboard is seen on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 ahead of NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test Friday, May 31, 2024, at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test is the first launch with astronauts of [...]

NASA, Mission Partners Forgo June 2 Launch of Crew Flight Test

By |2024-06-01T17:24:00-04:00June 1st, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft aboard is seen at sunset on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 ahead of the NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test, Friday, May 31, 2024 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test is the first launch with [...]

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