CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA – Starliner will send its first astronaut crew into space as early as Monday (May 6), and Mission Control is planning one last major test to prepare for the event. NASA And Boeing Starliner officials worked together at the government agency Johnson Space Center in Houston during an hour-long prelaunch test on … Read more
The launch of two astronauts on a Boeing commercial spacecraft will be a first for the company, but will also return American human spaceflight to a rocket and launch site that hasn’t been used by crews in more than 50 years. The Crew Flight Test (CFT) for Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner capsule is ready to fly … Read more
An Atlas 5 rocket transporting astronauts for the first time in six decades was ready for an explosion on Monday night to give a boost Boeing’s long-delayed Starliner crew ferry launched into orbit for its first piloted test flight to the International Space Station. The Starliner is years behind schedule and over a billion dollars … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. Boeing’s spaceflight program could reach a major milestone Monday evening with the launch of its Starliner spacecraft, which will — finally — carry two NASA astronauts into orbit. The mission, called the Crew Flight Test, … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. Boeing’s spaceflight program could reach a major milestone Monday evening with the launch of its Starliner spacecraft, which will — finally — carry two NASA astronauts into orbit. The mission, called the Crew Flight Test, … Read more
Boeing executive Mark Nappi has a spacecraft checklist with nearly 90 items on it. Nappi is working with NASA to pave the way for the Crew Flight Test (CFT) of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, the first mission with astronauts on board, now set to launch on May 6. Starliner has been to space twice in unmanned … Read more
Boeing is about to fly NASA astronauts to the International Space Station for the first time. Boeing’s latest plane failures don’t necessarily mean astronauts are in any additional danger. Still, the FAA, NASA and other aerospace experts have questioned Boeing’s overall safety culture. Defense and aerospace giant Boeing is about to fly astronauts into space … Read more
HOUSTON – Everyone thought Boeing’s new Starliner spacecraft would have flown astronauts before now. Starliner is ready to take two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) no earlier than Monday (May 6), but it’s been a long road to get here. Instead of one unmanned test mission to the ISS, Boeing needed two … Read more
If all goes well, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will blast into space late on May 6, 2024 on Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. This final crucial test for Starliner, launched from the Kennedy Space Center, will test the new spacecraft and take the pair to the International Space Station for about a week. This … Read more