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In 2019, Starliner failed to rendezvous with the space station during its first uncrewed test flight after being plagued by software issues. But the spacecraft was able to successfully return to Earth two days after launch, landing at the White Sands Space Harbour in New Mexico. Over the past 18 months, Boeing and Nasa teams worked together to resolve the issues, which involved taking 80 corrective actions. Following Starliner’s flight readiness test last week, Kathy Lueders, Nasa’s director of spaceflight, said: “After reviewing the team’s data, and the readiness of all the parties, ...

Aerospace giant Boeing is set to attempt its second uncrewed flight to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of a test to show it can get to and from the orbiting lab safely. The CST-100 Starliner capsule will carry supplies and test equipment to the space station but the main aim of the mission will be to demonstrate that the spacecraft can launch, dock, re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere and perform a desert landing safely. Nasa and Boeing are targeting July 30 for the lift-off, which will take place at the Kennedy Space Centre at Cape Canaveral in Florida. If the mission is successf...

In 2019, Starliner failed to rendezvous with the space station during its first uncrewed test flight after being plagued by software issues. But the spacecraft was able to successfully return to Earth two days after launch, landing at the White Sands Space Harbour in New Mexico. Over the past 18 months, Boeing and Nasa teams worked together to resolve the issues, which involved taking 80 corrective actions. Following Starliner’s flight readiness test last week, Kathy Lueders, Nasa’s director of spaceflight, said: “After reviewing the team’s data, and the readiness of all the parties, ...

Aerospace giant Boeing is set to attempt its second uncrewed flight to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of a test to show it can get to and from the orbiting lab safely. The CST-100 Starliner capsule will carry supplies and test equipment to the space station but the main aim of the mission will be to demonstrate that the spacecraft can launch, dock, re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere and perform a desert landing safely. Nasa and Boeing are targeting July 30 for the lift-off, which will take place at the Kennedy Space Centre at Cape Canaveral in Florida. If the mission is successf...

The Straits Times SpaceX aiming for Friday launch to International Space Station SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A less that 24 hours before it is scheduled to launch for its Crew-2 mission.PHOTO: AFP Published2 hours ago https://str.sg/JFpB They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account. Share link: Or share via: Sign up or log in to read this article in full Sign up All done! This article is now fully available for you Read now Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month for the first 3 months.