When one provider has a newer approach than the other, it's natural for human beings to focus more on that one, Stich said. Boeing hopes its second uncrewed test flight for NASA will make it all the way to the space station this time. The Boeing SLS Program is managed out of the companys Space and Launch division in Huntsville, Alabama, and employs Boeings workforce in Huntsville, at NASAs Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, and at other Boeing sites and with suppliers across the country. Maiden launch: 20 December 2019, 11:36:43 UTC (uncrewed) The capsule has a diameter of 4.56 m (15.0 ft), which is slightly larger than the Apollo command module and smaller than the Orion capsule. NASA and Boeing Target New Launch Date for Next Starliner Flight Test. Boeing and NASA officials aimed to launch the Crew Flight Test by mid-2020 if the Starliner spacecraft completed a successful Orbital Flight Test in December 2019. NASA and Boeing now are targeting March 29 for the launch of Starliners second uncrewed flight test to the International Space Station as part of the agencys Commercial Crew Program. NASA and Boeing are targeting March 29 for the launch of Starliners second uncrewed flight test to the International Space Station as part of the agencys Commercial Crew Program. Boeing launched its Starliner on an unpiloted orbital flight test, or OFT, in December 2019. The decision comes three months after the vehicles debut launch Boeing and NASA target Dec. 2020 for OFT-2 test flight. By Reuters | Updated: 26 August 2020 10:27 IST Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) is a critical developmental milestone on the companys path toward flying crew missions for NASA. NASA and Boeing are targeting December 2020 to re-fly an un-crewed Orbital Flight Test (OFT) with the companys CST-100 Starliner Crew Capsule, pending hardware readiness, flight software qualification, and launch vehicle and space station manifest priorities. Orbital Flight Test-2 On 16 December 2020, Boeing officials released the official mission patch for the Orbital Flight Test-2 mission. Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson won't fly on 1st crewed Starliner launch By Mike Wall 07 October 2020 Ferguson is leaving the test flight for personal reasons. Teams wanted to be sure that if an abort were to occur early into launch, certain parachutes in Starliners landing sequence would inflate correctly despite needing to deploy in significantly different flight conditions than those seen with normal landings. An unmanned test mission of Boeing's Starliner space capsule, which is eventually to transport astronauts to the International Space Station, has had to be postponed, NASA said Monday. NASA and Boeing are evaluating a new target launch date for the CST-100 Starliners Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) to the International Space Station after winter storms in Houston, and the recent replacement of avionics boxes, set the program back about two weeks. The Boeing Starliner holds a crew of up to seven people and is being designed to be able to remain in-orbit for up to seven months with reusability of up to ten missions. Boeing technicians install the backshells on the Orbital Flight Test 2 Crew Module . Photo Credit: NASA Photo Credit: NASA Boeing and NASA have worked extremely hard to support an early-April launch but we need to assess alternatives to ensure NASAs safety work can be accomplished. Boeing to launch Starliner spacecraft for second go at reaching the ISS. In February 2021, the launch date shifted to 25 March, then 2 April, then mid April. Boeing and NASA originally planned to fly Starliner's Crew Flight Test mission in mid-2020, but the mission was delayed after Boeing decided to redo the Orbital Flight Test. A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeings CST-100 Starliner spacecraft onboard standing at the launch pad in Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida ahead of a test in December 2019. The test, which had previously been postponed until early April, will suffer another delay, this time due to unprecedented cold temperatures in Texas that caused extensive power outages in the southern US Boeing's next test flight of its CST-100 Starliner commercial crew capsule for NASA won't launch until early 2021 due to ongoing software checks, a NASA official said Tuesday (Nov. 10). NASA and Boeing are targeting March 29 for the launch of Starliners second uncrewed flight test to the International Space Station as part of the agencys Commercial Crew Program. A s the Boeing team continues to implement hardware Boeing had initially been expected to launch a single uncrewed test flight before launching its maiden crewed Starliner flight. The first uncrewed test flight didn't work out so well, so Boeing is gearing up to try again in April. Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) is a critical developmental milestone on the companys path toward flying crew missions for NASA. The Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft rolls out from the companys Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 21, 2019 on its way to launch complex-41 and mating with ULA Atlas V rocket for the OFT mission targeting launch on Dec. 20, 2019. The first crewed launch of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner will be an all-NASA astronaut affair after Boeing employee and former astronaut Chris Ferguson dropped out of the mission. We have chosen to refly our Orbital Flight Test to demonstrate the quality of the Starliner system. Boeing, NASA to Launch Starliner's First Crewed Mission in 2021 Boeing has also planned a post-certification mission scheduled for later that year. NASA, Boeing push back launch date for Starliner do-over mission to the ISS. For that reason, NASA staff monitored SpaceX's coders more closely than Boeing's. Boeing and NASA are targeting the month of December 2020 for the launch of the OFT-2 test flight. However, after a disastrous uncrewed test flight in December 2019, the decision was made to launch a second uncrewed test flight to validate mission elements that had to be abandoned during the first. Boeing is targeting March 29, 2021 for the launch of its second uncrewed Starliner on a test flight to the International Space Station. On 18 January 2021, Boeing and NASA announced that they have re-certified Starliner's spacecraft software for the OFT-2 mission. Boeing Crew Flight Test (Boe-CFT) will be the first crewed mission of the Boeing Starliner to the International Space Station, and the third orbital flight test of the Starliner overall after the two uncrewed flight tests, OFT-1 and OFT-2.Originally scheduled to occur in 2020, the launch date for the mission is currently September 2021. December 9, 2020. The first Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is pictured here during rollout from the companys Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility on its way to Launch Complex 41 for mating with a ULA Atlas V rocket. Boeing is planning to launch the CST-100 Starliner on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral to the International Space Station, dock and Between June and December 2020, Boeings CST-100 Starliner completed an increasingly complex series of parachute system validation trials. The Boeing Exploration Launch Systems office supports NASA on strategy and policy for Space Exploration programs December 16, 2020 As final touches are being put on Boeing's next Starliner spacecraft to launch, the aerospace company has revealed a new mission patch representing its team's hands-on approach to ensuring the capsule's safe flight. Boeing will refly its new passenger spacecraft, the CST-100 Starliner, for NASA this fall without a crew on board. ARLINGTON, Va., April 6, 2020 The Boeing Company is honored to be a provider for the Commercial Crew mission. Boeing and NASA originally planned to fly Starliners Crew Flight Test mission in mid-2020, but the mission was delayed after Boeing decided to redo the Orbital Flight Test. Boeings approach to writing and testing software in its Starliner was described as being more traditional than SpaceXs programming techniques for its crewed Dragon pod. Parachutes like clean air flow, said Jim Harder, Boeings flight conductor. Technicians observe Boeings Starliner crew module being placed on top of the service module in the Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 14, 2021. We are committed to the safety of the men and women who design, build and ultimately will fly on the Starliner just as we have on every crewed mission to space. Credit: Ken Kremer . All Starliner missions will launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. NASA and Boeing are targeting no earlier than Thursday, March 25, for the launch of Starliners second uncrewed flight test as part of the agencys Commercial Crew Program. Boeing Mission Update December 9, 2020. Boeings Orbital Flight Test-2, or OFT-2, is a critical developmental milestone on the companys path to fly crew missions for NASA to the International Space Station. NASA and Boeing said the second uncrewed test flight of the CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle is now scheduled for launch March 29. Credit: Boeing