Starliner "Calypso" Touches Down at White Sands Space Harbor

Bill Jelen

December 22, 2019

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Boeing NASA
December 22, 2019
Bill Jelen

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft becomes the first crew-capable capsule to perform a land-based landing on US soil.

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Boeing and NASA are working together to return this Starliner capsule to Earth. (photo: Mike Seeley / We Report Space)

Two Sunday Landing Attempts Set for Uncrewed Boeing Starliner

Boeing
December 21, 2019
Bill Jelen

NASA and Boeing are working to return the Starliner spacecraft to White Sands New Mexico.

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Image credit: Boeing

What to Expect During Sunday's Starliner Landing at White Sands Missile Range

Boeing
December 21, 2019
Bill Jelen

The Starliner capsule won't be able to reach the ISS, but a critical test remains: can Boeing salvage the reusable capsule during a landing at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico?

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The Atlas-V lifts off from SLC-41. Photo: Scott Schilke / We Report Space

OFT: What Went Right? Modified ULA Atlas-V Rocket Met All Test Objectives

ULA
December 20, 2019
Bill Jelen

Although the Boeing Starliner capsule will not reach the ISS, the ULA rocket performed to specification.

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ULA's Atlas V rocket lifts off from Florida carrying the Boeing Starliner spacecraft on its maiden voyage. Photo credit: Scott Schilke / We Report Space

Faulty Timer Aboard Starliner Prevents Rendezvous with ISS

NASA Boeing
December 20, 2019
Bill Jelen

NASA, Boeing and United Launch Alliance officials provide information on the first Orbital Flight Test of the Starliner CST-100 spacecraft.

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