Boeing’s Starliner capsule ready for second attempt at first astronaut flight

Increase / Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft sits atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. NASA and Boeing officials are preparing for a second launch attempt on the first crewed test flight of the Starliner spacecraft on Saturday from the Cape Canaveral Space Station in Florida. Liftoff … Read more

ISS has a problem with the urine pump. Boeing’s Starliner astronaut launch will follow suit.

A space capsule atop a rocket ship rests against a launch tower.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is ready for its long-awaited first manned launch. That liftoff, which will begin a Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission to the International Space Station (ISS), is scheduled for 12:25 p.m. EDT (1625 GMT) Saturday (June 1) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station here, on top United Launch Alliance … Read more

Final preparations for the Boeing Starliner are underway

Back on the launch pad, the Boeing Starliner is in the final stages of preparation for its test mission to the International Space Station on Saturday. Starliner Mission Management on Friday assessed that it was going – everything from the rocket to the spacecraft to the weather. It’s ready to fly. “Personally, I don’t feel … Read more

ULA Atlas V Boeing Starliner crewed test flight

Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex with NASA logo

Event details Blog about payload NASA’s Boeing StarlinerCrew Flight Test (CFT) June 1, 2024 at 12:25 p.m Space Launch Complex 41 • Cape Canaveral Space Force Station UPDATE: All shuttle launch premium tickets and tickets purchased for the May 6 attempt remain valid for the next attempt, which is currently scheduled for … Read more