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Starliner Glides Back To Earth

By Keith Cowing
NASA Watch
May 25, 2022
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Starliner Glides Back To Earth

Boeing And NASA Complete The First Starliner Space Station Flight Test, Boeing
“Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft landed at the U.S. Army’s White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico at 5:49 p.m. Central Time on Wednesday 25 May. The safe return to Earth brings a close to the successful end-to-end uncrewed orbital flight test that was flown to demonstrate the quality and performance of the transportation system prior to crewed flights. “We have had an excellent flight test of a complex system that we expected to learn from along the way and we have,” said Mark Nappi, vice president and program manager, Boeing Commercial Crew Program. “Thank you to the NASA and Boeing teammates who have put so much of themselves into Starliner.”

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4 responses to “Starliner Glides Back To Earth”

  1. james w barnard says:
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    Although the glitches seem small, the question is whether NASA will certify the CST-100 as crew-rated or not, at least until all open items are addressed and closed. At least the main objectives were met successfully. Still to be addressed is whether the valve issue has been cleared, or whether the valves will require re-design.
    Best of luck, Boeing.

  2. ed2291 says:
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    I am waiting until they analyze all the data. People were initially optimistic about the last Starliner test (except for the fact that it was in the wrong orbit for rendezvous) until we got the full picture. I do hope both Boeing and Sierra Space join Space X in transporting cargo and crew to the ISS, but Space X has a big lead. As of September 1 this year Space X will have transported 30 people to orbit while Boeing will have transported zero.

  3. Nick K says:
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    Glad to see it back safe after a successful test flight.