Boeing Crewed Flight Test

NASA Updates Crew Assignments for First Starliner Crew Rotation Flight

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Friday, September 30, 2022
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Astronauts Scott Tingle and Mike Fincke of NASA will serve as the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft commander and pilot, respectively, for the mission.

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  • Astronauts Scott Tingle and Mike Fincke of NASA will serve as the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft commander and pilot, respectively, for the mission.
  • The agency's Starliner crew rotation missions to the space station will carry four crew members at a time.
  • Future crew assignments for Starliner-1 will be made following review and approval by the agency and its international partners.
  • Regular commercial crew rotation missions enable NASA to continue the important research and technology investigations taking place aboard the station and prepare for future commercial destinations in low-Earth orbit.

NASA, Boeing to Hold Media Update on Starliner Progress

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Thursday, August 11, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA and Boeing will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Thursday, Aug. 25, to provide an update on the agency's Boeing Crew Flight Test (CFT) to the International Space Station the first flight with astronauts on the company's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.

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  • WASHINGTON, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA and Boeing will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Thursday, Aug. 25, to provide an update on the agency's Boeing Crew Flight Test (CFT) to the International Space Station the first flight with astronauts on the company's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.
  • Leadership on the call also will discuss data reviews from Boeing's uncrewed Orbital Flight Test-2 to the space station, which successfully completed in May 2022.
  • CFT will demonstrate the ability of Starliner and the United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket to safely carry astronauts to and from the International Space Station.
  • Following a successful test flight with astronauts, NASA will begin the final process of certifying the Starliner spacecraft and systems for regular crew rotation flights to the space station.

NASA Updates Astronaut Assignments for Boeing Starliner Test Flight

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Thursday, June 16, 2022
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WASHINGTON, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA will fly two astronaut test pilots aboard the agency's Boeing Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission to the International Space Station, where they will live and work off the Earth for about two weeks.

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  • WASHINGTON, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA will fly two astronaut test pilots aboard the agency's Boeing Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission to the International Space Station, where they will live and work off the Earth for about two weeks.
  • CFT commander Barry "Butch" Wilmore , whom NASA assigned to the prime crew in October 2020, will join NASA astronaut Suni Williams , who will serve as pilot.
  • As CFT pilot, Williams takes the place of NASA astronaut Nicole Mann , originally assigned to the mission in 2018.
  • The Starliner team is in the process of delivering the initial test flight data to NASA and jointly determining forward work ahead of a crewed flight.

NASA, Boeing Complete Starliner Uncrewed Flight Test to Space Station

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Thursday, May 26, 2022
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About four hours after departing the space station, Starliner touched down onto its airbags at 4:49 p.m. MDT, wrapping up the six-day flight, which tested the end-to-end capabilities of the crew-capable spacecraft.

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  • About four hours after departing the space station, Starliner touched down onto its airbags at 4:49 p.m. MDT, wrapping up the six-day flight, which tested the end-to-end capabilities of the crew-capable spacecraft.
  • The flight test began Thursday, May 19, when Starliner launched on the ULA Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
  • Starliner carried a "passenger" on this flight test a lifelike test device named Rosie.
  • After NASA and Boeing review processes data from this test flight, teams will continue plans for Starliner and its next mission, the Crew Flight Test to the space station.

NASA Invites Media to Cover Boeing's Orbital Flight Test-2 Mission

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Thursday, April 14, 2022
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NASA and Boeing will hold a joint media teleconference at 11 a.m. EDT Tuesday, May 3, to discuss the OFT-2 mission and provide an update on spacecraft readiness.

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  • NASA and Boeing will hold a joint media teleconference at 11 a.m. EDT Tuesday, May 3, to discuss the OFT-2 mission and provide an update on spacecraft readiness.
  • Following a successful completion of the OFT-2 mission, NASA and Boeing will determine a launch window for NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test (CFT), Starliner's first flight with astronauts aboard.
  • Media interested in participating in the OFT-2 mission overview news teleconference must RSVP by 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 3.
  • All international media, including U.S.-based international media without U.S. citizenship, interested in covering the OFT-2 launch must apply by 5 p.m. Sunday, April 17.

NASA Announces Astronaut Changes for Upcoming Commercial Crew Missions

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Wednesday, October 6, 2021
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"The NASA team is fortunate to have two commercial crew partners and will continue to work with Boeing and SpaceX to prepare NASA astronauts and our international partners to fly to and from the International Space Station on U.S.

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  • "The NASA team is fortunate to have two commercial crew partners and will continue to work with Boeing and SpaceX to prepare NASA astronauts and our international partners to fly to and from the International Space Station on U.S.
  • Mann and Cassada previously were assigned to missions on NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test and NASA's Boeing Starliner-1 mission, respectively.
  • The station is a critical testbed for NASA to understand and overcome the challenges of long-duration spaceflight and to expand commercial opportunities in low-Earth orbit.
  • For more information on NASA's Commercial Crew Program, visit:
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NASA, Boeing Announce Crew Changes for Starliner Crew Flight Test

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Wednesday, October 7, 2020
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Wilmore will take the place of Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson on the flight test as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

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  • Wilmore will take the place of Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson on the flight test as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.
  • Wilmore has been training side-by-side with the crew since being named the sole backup for all flight positions in July 2018.
  • The flight is designed to test the end-to-end capabilities of the new Starliner system.
  • The NASA and Boeing Commercial Crew teams sincerely appreciate the invaluable work he has completed and he will continue to lead in the development of Starliner, which will help ensure that the Starliner Crew Flight Test will be a success."

NASA, Boeing Complete Successful Landing of Starliner Flight Test

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Sunday, December 22, 2019
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The landing followed a deorbit burn at 7:23 a.m., separation of the spacecraft's service module, and successful deployment of its three main parachutes and six airbags.

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  • The landing followed a deorbit burn at 7:23 a.m., separation of the spacecraft's service module, and successful deployment of its three main parachutes and six airbags.
  • "Congratulations to the NASA and Boeing teams on a bullseye landing of the Starliner.
  • The hardest parts of this orbital flight test were successful," said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine.
  • The Starliner that landed today will be refurbished for Boeing's first operational crewed mission, following the Crew Flight Test.