Published 3 years ago

Boeing cleared to launch Starliner on 2nd test flight

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NASA gives the go-ahead for a July 30 launch of Starliner on the Orbital Flight Test (OFT) 2 mission. A launch July 30 would set up a docking attempt by the Starliner with the International Space Station. A successful OFT-2 mission would allow NASA and Boeing to proceed with the first crewed Starliner mission.

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Boeing cleared to launch Starliner on 2nd test flight

It will be the second test flight for Boeing's astronaut ferry ship after a problem-plagued maiden flight in 2019.

3 years ago

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Starliner cleared for second uncrewed test flight

WASHINGTON — NASA approved plans July 22 for the launch of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on a second uncrewed test flight that seeks to demonstrate that the company has corrected the problems seen on the first.At the conclusion of the flight readiness review, NASA gave the go-ahead for a July 30 launch of Starliner on the Orbital Flight Test (OFT) 2 mission. Liftoff of the spacecraft on a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 is scheduled for 2…

3 years ago·Mojave, United States

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