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Starliner Completes Deorbit Burn, Readies for Entry Interface

By |2024-09-06T23:29:00-04:00September 6th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

A graphic depicting Boeing Starliner’s spacecraft conducting its deorbit burn as it returns to Earth as part of the agency’s Crew Flight Test on Friday, June 6, 2024. Photo credit: NASA At 11:18 p.m. EDT, Boeing’s uncrewed Starliner spacecraft completed its deorbit burn as expected over the Pacific Ocean. About two and a half minutes [...]

NASA’s Coverage Underway, Starliner Prepares for Deorbit Burn

By |2024-09-06T23:08:00-04:00September 6th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is seen during its return to Earth after undocking from the International Space Station at 6:04 p.m. EDT on Friday, June 6, 2024. Photo credit: NASA NASA’s coverage is underway on NASA+, the NASA app, and YouTube, and the agency’s website as Boeing’s uncrewed Starliner spacecraft prepares for deorbit burn, entry, and [...]

Uncrewed Starliner Undocks from Station for Return to Earth

By |2024-09-06T18:24:00-04:00September 6th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

The uncrewed Starliner spacecraft backs away from the International Space Station shortly undocking from the Harmony module. Credit: NASA+ At 6:04 p.m. EDT, Boeing’s uncrewed Starliner spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station. Starliner is headed for a deorbit burn at 11:17 p.m. and a targeted landing at 12 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, at White [...]

Starliner Nears Departure, Crew Focuses on Space Research

By |2024-09-05T16:35:00-04:00September 5th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is pictured from a window on the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft docked to the Harmony module’s forward port. Mission managers have given the first “go” for the Boeing Starliner spacecraft to undock from the International Space Station at 6:04 p.m. EDT on Friday and land in New Mexico about six hours later. [...]

Sounds from Starliner Speakers Traced to Audio Configuration

By |2024-09-03T07:41:00-04:00September 3rd, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

The Starliner spacecraft on NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test is pictured docked to the Harmony module’s forward port as the International Space Station orbited 263 miles above the Mediterranean Sea. Photo credit: NASA A pulsing sound from a speaker in Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft heard by NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore aboard the International Space Station has [...]

NASA, Boeing Teams “Go” for Starliner Uncrewed Return

By |2024-08-29T17:46:00-04:00August 29th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is pictured docked to the Harmony module’s forward port at the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA NASA and Boeing concluded a detailed Delta-Flight Test Readiness Review on Thursday, polling “go” to proceed with undocking of the uncrewed Starliner spacecraft no earlier than 6:04 p.m. EDT on Friday, Sept. 6, from [...]

NASA Decides to Bring Starliner Spacecraft Back to Earth Without Crew

By |2024-08-24T13:32:00-04:00August 24th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule docked to the Harmony module’s forward port at the International Space Station on July 3, 2024.Photo credit: NASA NASA will return Boeing’s Starliner to Earth without astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams aboard the spacecraft, the agency announced Saturday during a news conference. The uncrewed return allows NASA and Boeing to continue gathering testing [...]

NASA, Boeing Chart Course for Starliner Return Review

By |2024-08-22T03:30:00-04:00August 22nd, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft that launched NASA’s Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station is pictured docked to the Harmony module’s forward port on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. Photo credit: NASA Engineering and spaceflight specialists from NASA and Boeing continue data analysis ahead of a decision this week on [...]

NASA Leaders Discuss Review Process for Starliner Crew Flight Test

By |2024-08-14T17:07:00-04:00August 14th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

The Starliner spacecraft on NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test is pictured docked to the Harmony module’s forward port as the International Space Station orbited 263 miles above the Mediterranean Sea. Photo credit: NASA NASA’s human spaceflight management team provided a media update Aug. 14 on the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test at the International Space [...]

NASA Adjusts Crew-9 Launch Date for Operational Flexibility

By |2024-08-06T16:00:00-04:00August 6th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA, SpaceX Crew-9 mission patch NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than Tuesday, Sept. 24, for the launch of the agency’s Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station. This adjustment allows more time for mission managers to finalize return planning for the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test currently docked to the orbiting laboratory. Starliner [...]

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