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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 [...]

NASA, Boeing Continue Data Analysis for Crew Flight Test Evaluation

By |2024-08-01T13:25:00-04:00August 1st, 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. Photo credit: NASA NASA and Boeing teams continue analyzing data from recent ground and spacecraft testing as they evaluate the Starliner spacecraft’s propulsion system during NASA’s [...]

NASA, Boeing Complete Second Docked Starliner Hot Fire Test

By |2024-07-30T10:39:00-04:00July 30th, 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 Engineering teams with NASA and Boeing completed a hot fire test of the Starliner spacecraft’s reaction control system jets on July 27 to evaluate the spacecraft’s propulsion system. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and [...]

NASA, SpaceX Targeting Aug. 18 for Crew-9 Mission to Space Station

By |2024-07-26T17:56:00-04:00July 26th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 stands in front of a Falcon 9 first-stage booster at SpaceX’s HangarX facility in Florida. Credit: SpaceX NASA and SpaceX officials announced during a news conference Friday their plan to launch the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station no earlier than Sunday, Aug. 18. Watch a full replay of [...]

NASA, Boeing Discuss Ground Testing, Forward Work for Starliner Return

By |2024-07-25T19:18:00-04:00July 25th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, with NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams aboard, approaches the International Space Station for an autonomous docking as it orbited 257 miles above the South Pacific Ocean on June 6, 2024. Photo credit: NASA Television NASA and Boeing leadership provided an update on Starliner’s Crew Flight Test during a news conference [...]

NASA, Boeing Complete Starliner Engine Testing, Continue Analysis

By |2024-07-18T13:03:00-04:00July 18th, 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. This long-duration photograph was taken at night from the orbital complex as it soared 256 miles above the Arabian Sea off the coast of Mumbai, India. [...]

NASA Starliner Astronauts Conduct Research, Maintenance Aboard Station

By |2024-07-12T14:09:00-04:00July 12th, 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. This long-duration photograph was taken at night from the orbital complex as it soared 258 miles above western China. Photo credit: NASA Astronauts Butch Wilmore and [...]

NASA, Boeing Conduct Ground Tests Ahead of Starliner Return

By |2024-07-10T17:12:00-04:00July 10th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore speak during a news conference aboard the International Space Station on Wednesday, July 10, 2024. Photo credit: NASA Television NASA and Boeing continue working to increase their understanding of the Starliner spacecraft’s propulsion system before the return of agency astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to Earth from [...]

Crew Flight Test Astronauts Contribute to Station Science, Research

By |2024-07-02T16:48:00-04:00July 2nd, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore prepare orbital plumbing hardware for installation inside the International Space Station’s bathroom, also known as the waste and hygiene compartment, located in the Tranquility module. Photo credit: NASA NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore, commander, and Suni Williams, pilot, of NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test, continue [...]

NASA, Boeing Discuss Ground Testing, Starliner Timeline

By |2024-06-28T17:17:00-04:00June 28th, 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 262 miles above Egypt’s Mediterranean coast. Photo credit: NASA During a media teleconference Friday, leaders from NASA and Boeing provided an update about Starliner’s Crew Flight Test. The integrated Starliner team [...]

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