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Boeing Starliner-1, also called Post Certification Mission-1 (PCM-1), is the name of the first operational crewed mission of the Boeing Starliner to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the Commercial Crew Program. It was originally planned as the first Starliner mission following the Starliner Crewed flight test (CFT). [4]
In November 2019, NASA's Office of Inspector General released a report revealing that a change to Boeing's contract had occurred in 2016, [41] stating: "For Boeing's third through sixth crewed missions, we found that NASA agreed to pay an additional $287.2 million above Boeing's fixed prices to mitigate a perceived 18-month gap in ISS flights ...
Boeing's CST-100 Starliner – "CST" an acronym for "Crew Space Transportation" – measures 4.6 meters (15 feet) in diameter and 5.1 meters (17 feet) in height. [ 106 ] [ 107 ] [ 138 ] The crew module of Starliner can be reused for up to ten flights, while the service module is expended during each flight.
Watch Boeing's Starliner spacecraft undock from the International Space Station and begin its return to Earth on Friday evening. The spacescraft is returning uncrewed, leaving behind the two NASA ...
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft backs away from the International Space Station to begin an unpiloted six-hour return to Earth, targeting an overnight landing at White Sands, New Mexico. Sept. 6, 2024.
The Boeing Pad Abort Test (also abbreviated to Boe-PAT) was a test of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner and its abort motors, conducted by Boeing as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. It was the first flight of Starliner and one of the last milestones ahead of OFT. The mission's main objective was to demonstrate that Starliner could safely pull ...
The US space agency selected Boeing to develop Starliner — alongside SpaceX and its Crew Dragon capsule — in 2014, hoping the commercial companies could create complementary new means of ...
Boeing Pad Abort Test: Boeing Starliner Spacecraft 1 Uncrewed Pad Abort Test — 2019-11-04 Success Boeing Orbital Flight Test: Boeing Starliner Calypso: Uncrewed test flight. [93] Was the first flight of an Atlas V with a dual engine Centaur upper stage. Was originally planned to spend eight days docked to ISS before landing.