Boeing Starliner launch: 10 photos captured by skygazers
Boeing Starliner launch: 10 photos captured by skygazers A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the Boeing Starliner crew capsule lifts off on a test flight to the International Space Station from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, May 19, 2022. See views from the Space Launch Complex-41 launch pad and spacecraft separation during today's #Starliner #OFT2 liftoff atop a @ulalaunch #AtlasV. Stay tuned for docking with @Space_Station on May 20. pic.twitter.com/Ztjs36IwQf — Boeing Space (@BoeingSpace) May 20, 2022Skygazers took to social media to share photos of the launch with the hashtag #Starliner. Here are some of our favorites:United Launch Alliance's #AtlasV successfully launched Boeing's #Starliner spacecraft from LC-41 @ CCSFS tonight. After an orbital insertion burn 31 minutes later, the #Starliner spacecraft was on it’s way for docking with the @Space_Station.
wftv.comSuccessful Boeing Starliner launch to ISS could pave way for additional astronaut transportation
VIDEO: Successful Boeing Starliner launch to ISS could pave way for additional astronaut transportation Successful Boeing Starliner launch to ISS could pave way for additional astronaut transportationBREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station after a successful launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Now, NASA is a step closer to having another transportation system to carry astronauts to the ISS. WATCH: Boeing successfully launches Starliner from Space Coast“Everything is going perfectly,” said Dr. Ken Kremer with Space UpClose. “Right now, everything is on target, but it still has to dock at the International Space Station,” Kremer said. If it all goes well, NASA will be closer to having two U.S. crew transportation options for the ISS: SpaceX and Boeing.
wftv.comBoeing crew capsule launches to space station on test redo
Starliner’s first test flight in 2019 was stricken by software errors so severe that the capsule ended up in the wrong orbit and had to skip the space station. The drawn-out test flight program has cost Boeing approximately $600 million. Elon Musk's company has been flying astronauts to and from the space station for two years and delivering cargo for a full decade. Different in looks but similar in function to SpaceX's Dragon capsule, Boeing’s fully automated capsule will attempt to dock at the space station on its own. Starliner will spend close to a week at the space station before aiming for a touchdown in the New Mexico desert.
wftv.comWATCH AGAIN: Boeing Starliner test flight successfully launches from Cape Canaveral
Boeing’s reusable Starliner capsule embarked on its second-ever orbital test flight Thursday evening, taking off without a crew from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.
Boeing Starliner ready for Thursday launch
VIDEO: Boeing Starliner ready for Thursday launch Boeing Starliner ready for Thursday launchBREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — The Boeing Starliner CST-100 is ready for launch – again. After a series of costly delays, Boeing is ready to show that the spacecraft is ready to carry NASA astronauts. READ: NASA, Boeing teams provide update on ‘high-stakes’ Starliner flight testThe Starliner’s first uncrewed flight test launched in December 2019. On Thursday, teams plan to finally launch orbital flight test two at 6:54 p.m. from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. READ: NASA officials give an update on the status of Artemis-I test, launchVIDEO: NASA, Boeing teams provide update on ‘high-stakes’ Starliner flight test NASA and Boeing teams gathered Wednesday for a readiness review ahead of a second un-crewed flight test for their CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.
wftv.comNASA calls off most spacewalks after water found in another astronaut’s helmet
NASA officials said Tuesday that non-emergency spacewalks at the International Space Station using aging shuttle-era spacesuits are “no go” pending review of another close call where an astronaut found water entering their helmet during an excursion.
Dusty demise for NASA Mars lander in July; power dwindling
Mars Lander FILE - This Dec. 6, 2018 image made available by NASA shows the InSight lander. The spacecraft is losing power because of all the dust that's accumulated on its solar panels. (NASA via AP, File) (Uncredited)CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — (AP) — A NASA spacecraft on Mars is headed for a dusty demise. The Insight lander is losing power because of all the dust on its solar panels. It will be NASA's second Mars lander lost to dust: A global dust storm took out Opportunity in 2018.
wftv.comDusty demise for NASA Mars lander in July; power dwindling
A NASA spacecraft on Mars is headed for a dusty demise. The Insight lander is losing power because of all the dust on its solar panels. NASA said Tuesday it will keep using the spacecraft’s seismometer to register marsquakes until the power peters out, likely in July.
news.yahoo.comAx-1 undocking, splashdown delayed to Sunday due to high winds, NASA says
The undocking of a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying the four Ax-1 astronauts will now undock from the International Space Station no earlier than Sunday night, according to Kathryn Lueders, associate administrator of NASA’s Space Operations Mission Directorate.