AstroHawk, 11 months ago

#Boeing posted a statement about new delays in #Starliner Crew Flight Test - launch previously planned for July now delayed until further notice due to potential parachute system technical issues needing investigation, maybe fixes https://starlinerupdates.com/boeing-statement-on-starliner-cft-status/ #StarlinerCFT #NewSpace

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, 27 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, 19 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, 19 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, 16 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, 16 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