The vessel's crew, whose stay aboard the ISS has stretched over a month longer than planned, conducted tests on the commercial spacecraft's thrusters—and the initial data is encouraging.
So far, the temperatures achieved during tests on the ground are not what the teams had hoped for.
Starliner teams detected a helium leak before launch, two more after liftoff, and now a fourth and fifth leak with the vehicle docked at the ISS. Oh my.
On May 19, during its first crewed flight in two years, one of the parachutes on the New Shepard capsule failed to fully inflate, prompting an investigation.
A scorned company has warned NASA of a "disaster" should it proceed with a second launch attempt of the crewed spacecraft.
The embattled company has suffered numerous setbacks prior to reaching this stage, making us a bit nervous for Monday's crewed launch.
Boeing also fixed a nagging parachute issue and is now aiming for a May launch with astronauts aboard.
The first crewed flight of Starliner is postponed again, while the first operational mission slides to 2025.
The highly-anticipated test flight was scheduled for July 21 but is now delayed indefinitely. It's a bad situation that's now become considerably worse.
The safety panel is recommending an independent review of Boeing’s Starliner program, saying a 'number of open risks' remain ahead of crewed test.
A crewed Boeing CST-100 Starliner might finally blast off this summer, with NASA now targeting July 21 for the highly anticipated, much-delayed launch.
The first crewed mission was scheduled to launch in April but will now likely take off this coming summer, in what seems an endless succession of delays.
NASA’s lack of confidence in Boeing, scheduling conflicts, and ongoing technical issues have led to further delays with the CST-100 Starliner project.
Recent remarks suggest the former astronaut has shifted his position on commercial spaceflight.
The replica spacesuit was put together by Mythbusters host Adam Savage, with the real version expected in 2023.
The Boeing spacecraft is scheduled to autonomously undock from the space station at 2:36 p.m. ET today.
The Starliner crew vehicle has performed well, despite propulsion system problems experienced shortly after launch.
Potential highlights include the first orbital launch of SpaceX's megarocket and a surprising number of Moon missions.
In an update, NASA said the company had made progress on resolving the oxidation valve issue that scrapped its August test launch.
The second uncrewed test of Starliner was scrubbed after 13 valves in its propulsion system failed to open.
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