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Boeing’s Docked Starliner Capsule Faces One More Crucial Test
Astronauts on board the International Space Station are readying the CST-100 Starliner for its return trip home, currently scheduled for Wednesday. The landmark mission is quickly winding down, as Boeing has completed several key tests of its new spacecraft while docked to the orbital outpost. It’s been a nail-biter mission for Boeing, after two previous…
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What in the Hell Is Going on With Boeing’s Starliner?
New details are emerging about a technical problem that prevented NASA and Boeing from conducting a test launch of a CST-100 Starliner spacecraft last week. The problem appears to be more severe than previously believed, casting doubt on plans to launch the spacecraft later this month.
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Boeing Completes Dramatic Abort Test Of Spacecraft That Could Take Astronauts To The ISS
NASA’s Commercial Crew Development program hit a key milestone Monday following an apparently successful abort test of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner, in which the module reached 650 miles per hour (1,046 km/h) in just 5 seconds.
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Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner Program Hits More Delays, First Crewed Flight Won’t Happen Until 2019
Boeing has delayed two critical tests of its CST-100 Starliner crew capsule following an engine failure during another test in June, setting back the timeline for its plans to use the craft to shuttle crew back and forth from the International Space Station or other possible future in-orbit destinations as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew…