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NDS is a spacecraft docking and berthing mechanism used on the International Space Station (ISS) and the Boeing Starliner and planned to be used on the Orion spacecraft. The international Low Impact Docking System (iLIDS) [1] was the precursor to the NDS.
The Boeing Starliner (or CST-100) [c] is a spacecraft designed to transport crew to and from the International Space Station (ISS) and other low-Earth-orbit destinations. Developed by Boeing under NASA 's Commercial Crew Program (CCP), it consists of a reusable crew capsule and an expendable service module .
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.
The Boeing Starliner capsule prepares to dock with the International Space Station. (NASA) Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is more than 24 hours into its long-awaited inaugural crewed test flight ...
As Starliner was approaching the International Space Station, five of the capsule’s 28 reaction control system thrusters malfunctioned, delaying the docking process by almost an hour.
Boeing is committed to six Starliner trips for NASA after this one, which will take the company to the station’s planned end in 2030. Boeing has said a fifth seat will be available to private ...
Two International Docking Adapters were added to the International Space Station, and another was destroyed on ascent. [7] As of September 2023 these ports have been used during nineteen SpaceX Dragon 2 missions and one Boeing Starliner mission. Boeing Starliner uses the NASA Docking System version of IDSS, implementing the active role.
Getting Starliner to this point has been a fraught process for Boeing under its $4.2 billion, fixed-priced contract with NASA, which wants the redundancy of two different U.S. rides to the ISS.