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NASA outlines recommendations to clear path for Boeing to resume Starliner flights
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Artist’s illustration of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft in orbit. Credit: Boeing NASA has completed an exhaustive review of software problems and procedural oversights that prevented an unpiloted Boeing Starliner capsule from docking with the space station last year. The agency is implementing 80 recommendations to clear the way for…
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Boeing releases in-cabin video from Starliner’s orbital test flight
Boeing has released a highlights reel video from in-cabin cameras on the December orbital test flight of an unpiloted Starliner crew capsule, showing views astronauts might experience on future missions. The video includes views out the window of the Starliner spacecraft during its early morning liftoff aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket Dec.…
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Photos: Atlas 5 blasts off at dawn with Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule
Take a look back on the liftoff of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft on its first unpiloted orbital test flight Dec. 20 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket with these photos showing the capsule streaking into space at dawn. The 172-foot-tall (52.4-meter) Atlas 5 rocket — flying in a new human-rated configuration — lifted off…
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Photos: Boeing’s Starliner ends shortened mission with landing in New Mexico
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft parachuted to an airbag-cushioned landing in New Mexico on Dec. 22 to conclude an abbreviated two-day test orbital test flight that accomplished many objectives, but missed a planned rendezvous and docking with the International Space Station. The human-rated crew capsule — flying without astronauts for its first trip into space — landed…
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Boeing’s Starliner capsule lands after missing rendezvous with space station
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is seen after landing Sunday at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls An unpiloted demonstration flight of Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule ended prematurely Sunday with a smooth airbag-cushioned predawn landing in New Mexico after a timing glitch prevented it from docking with the International Space Station, leaving some…
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Boeing’s first commercial crew capsule christened ‘Calypso’
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, named “Calypso,” seen after landing Sunday at White Sands Space Harbor, New Mexico. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls Fresh from its inaugural test flight in space, Boeing’s first reusable Starliner crew capsule has been named “Calypso” by NASA astronaut Suni Williams, who will command the same vehicle on its next trip into orbit. The…
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Starliner targets early landing in New Mexico
Artist’s illustration of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft in orbit. Credit: Boeing A day after a timing error caused it to enter the wrong orbit and miss its objective of meeting up with the International Space Station, Boeing’s unpiloted Starliner crew capsule prepared for its next major test Sunday, when it will plunge back into the atmosphere…
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Boeing crew capsule falters after launch from Cape Canaveral
United Launch Alliance’s Atlas 5 rocket lifts off at 6:36 a.m. EST (1136 GMT) Friday with Boeing’s Starliner capsule. Credit: Walter Scriptunas II / Spaceflight Now Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule flew into the wrong orbit soon after lifting off from Cape Canaveral on an unpiloted demonstration flight Friday morning, burning too much fuel and precluding…
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Photos: Atlas 5, Starliner on the launch pad at sunset
An Atlas 5 rocket and a Starliner crew capsule stand at pad 41 in these images taken at sunset Dec. 18. United Launch Alliance teams rolled the 172-foot-tall (52.4-meter) Atlas 5 to Cape Canaveral’s Complex 41 launch pad earlier in the day. The Atlas 5 is set for launch at 6:36 a.m. EST (1136 GMT)…
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Photos: Atlas 5 rolls out to launch pad for Starliner test flight
United Launch Alliance’s Atlas 5 rocket, modified for crewed launches, rolled out of the Vertical Integration Facility Wednesday for the 1,800-foot trek to pad 41 in preparation for liftoff with Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule on an unpiloted mission to the International Space Station. The 172-foot-tall (52.4-meter) Atlas 5 rocket began its journey atop a mobile…