AstroHawk, 8 months ago

#NASA #Crew7 on #SpaceX #CrewDragon #Endurance has successfully docked with #ISS. Hatch opening planned around 11am ET. #CommercialCrew

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AstroHawk, 11 months ago

"To keep Starliner flying, Boeing must make some hard choices" by @arstechnica / @sciguyspace - #Boeing's #Starliner helped get support in Congress for #NASA #CommercialCrew. But they didn't invest like #SpaceX did, and fell behind. https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/06/to-keep-starliner-flying-boeing-must-make-some-hard-choices/ #StarlinerCFT #NewSpace

AstroHawk, 9 months ago

"Boeing’s #Starliner losses total $1.5 billion with #NASA astronauts still waiting to fly" by @CNBC / @michaelsheetz / @lesliejosephs - Boeing's entry in #CommercialCrew program cost another $257M charge to bottom line. No new launch date yet. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/26/boeing-has-lost-1point5-billion-developing-starliner-spacecraft-for-nasa.html #NewSpace

AstroHawk, 9 months ago

"#Starliner undergoing three independent investigations as flight slips to 2024" by @arstechnica / @sciguyspace - Following successful 2022 uncrewed test to ISS, new problems & fixes after #Boeing thought it was ready for crew. https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/08/starliner-undergoing-three-independent-investigations-as-flight-slips-to-2024/ #NASA #CommercialCrew #space

AstroHawk, 29 days ago

"NASA gives Starliner ‘go to proceed’" by @Boeing / @BoeingSpace - #NASA readiness review "go" for #Boeing #StarlinerCFT🚀 Crew Flight Test launch, planned no earlier than 22:34ET May 6. 1st crewed launch at ULA's SLC-41. https://starlinerupdates.com/nasa-gives-starliner-go-to-proceed/ #Starliner #CommercialCrew #space

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AstroHawk, 27 days ago

"Boeing's Starliner spacecraft will not fly private missions yet, officials say" by @SPACEdotcom / @howellspace - #Boeing is focusing on #NASA astronaut flight contracts for now, with #Starliner #CommercialCrew flights to #ISS being 4 years late. Nothing else can move forward until they get that right. https://www.space.com/boeing-starliner-spacecraft-private-astronaut-nasa-focus #space

AstroHawk, 21 days ago

"CFT: A preview of launch day activities" by @ULAlaunch - ULA describes different procedure for crewed launch of Atlas V. Atlas rocket family evolved from ICBMs, last carried crew for #NASA Mercury in 1962-63. https://blog.ulalaunch.com/blog/cft-a-preview-of-launch-day-activities #Boeing #StarlinerCFT #CommercialCrew

AstroHawk, 21 days ago

"NASA and Boeing ‘Go’ for Crew Flight Test Mission" by @NASA / @Commercial_Crew - First #Boeing #Starliner crewed space flight scheduled Monday, May 6 at 10:34pm US/Eastern. 2 #NASA test pilot astronauts for 6+ days at #ISS. https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2024/05/03/nasa-and-boeing-go-for-crew-flight-test-mission/ #StarlinerCFT #CommercialCrew

AstroHawk, 18 days ago

"The surprise is not that #Boeing lost commercial crew but that it finished at all" by @arstechnica / @sciguyspace - Presumed leader in #NASA #CommercialCrew program after Space Shuttle retirement failed to adjust to fixed-cost contracts. https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/05/the-surprise-is-not-that-boeing-lost-commercial-crew-but-that-it-finished-at-all/ #StarlinerCFT

AstroHawk, 18 days ago

Comparing the performance of #Boeing and #SpaceX in #CommercialCrew program, I've been saying for years the lesson for #NASA is to require future crew launch vendors to get incremental experience with cargo launches first, as progression of qualification. #NewSpace #StarlinerCFT

AstroHawk, 1 year ago

"Rocket Raised to Vertical Position for #NASA’s #SpaceX #Crew6 Launch" by @NASA / @Commercial_Crew - #Falcon9 & #CrewDragon moved to vertical (launch) position at Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A for early Monday morning launch (late Sunday for West Coast viewers) to ISS https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2023/02/23/rocket-raised-to-vertical-position-for-nasas-spacex-crew-6-launch/ #NewSpace #CommercialCrew

AstroHawk, 1 year ago

"Flight Crew, Launch Teams Set for #Crew6 Countdown Dress Rehearsal" by NASA Commercial Crew - Late night rehearsal tonight for late Sunday/early Monday launch https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2023/02/23/flight-crew-launch-teams-set-for-crew-6-countdown-dress-rehearsal/ #NASA #SpaceX #Falcon9 #CrewDragon #NewSpace #CommercialCrew

AstroHawk, 1 year ago

"Crew-6 ‘Go’ for Launch Following Successful Launch Readiness Review" by @NASA @Commercial_Crew - NASA TV coverage begins tonight 10:15pm ET, launch 1:45am ET; then 25 hours to #ISS docking https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2023/02/25/crew-6-go-for-launch-following-successful-launch-readiness-review/ #NASA #SpaceX #Falcon9 #CrewDragon #NewSpace #CommercialCrew

AstroHawk, 1 year ago

#Weather 95% "go" for #NASA #SpaceX #Crew6 launch tonight from NASA Kennedy Space Center, according to US Space Force 45th Weather Squadron. 5% chance of violation of cumulus cloud rule. #Falcon9 #CrewDragon #NewSpace #CommercialCrew

AstroHawk, 1 year ago

Live video coverage of #NASA #SpaceX #Crew6 launch has begun. https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2023/02/26/nasas-spacex-crew-6-mission-coverage-starts-now/ #Falcon9 #CrewDragon #NewSpace #CommercialCrew

AstroHawk, 1 year ago

#NASA #SpaceX #Crew6 astronauts left the building and entered the vehicles for the trip to Pad 39A. #Falcon9 #CrewDragon #NewSpace #CommercialCrew

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AstroHawk, 1 year ago

#NASA #SpaceX #Crew6 astronauts left the building and entered the vehicles for the trip to Pad 39A. #Falcon9 #CrewDragon #NewSpace #CommercialCrew

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AstroHawk, 1 year ago

As #NASA #SpaceX #Crew6 pilot (2nd in command) Woody Hoburg @Astro_Woody sat down, the CapCom astronaut in Mission Control told him he was wearing a shirt they had talked about. Good time to mention I wore a SpaceX Dragon t-shirt for the launch. #Falcon9 #NewSpace #CommercialCrew

AstroHawk, 1 year ago

Hatch closed for launch. #NASA #SpaceX #Crew6 #CrewDragon #Falcon9 #NewSpace #CommercialCrew

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