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All the pieces are in place for the first crew flight of Boeing’s Starliner

news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · 12:26 · 1 minute

Technicians inside United Launch Alliance's Vertical Integration Facility connect Boeing's Starliner spacecraft to the top of its Atlas V rocket Tuesday.

Enlarge / Technicians inside United Launch Alliance's Vertical Integration Facility connect Boeing's Starliner spacecraft to the top of its Atlas V rocket Tuesday. (credit: United Launch Alliance )

Ground teams on Florida's Space Coast hoisted Boeing's Starliner spacecraft atop its United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket this week, putting all the pieces in place for liftoff next month with two veteran NASA astronauts on a test flight to the International Space Station.

This will be the first time astronauts fly on Boeing's Starliner crew capsule, following two test flights without crew members in 2019 and 2022. The Starliner Crew Flight Test (CFT) next month will wrap up a decade and a half of development and, if all goes well, will pave the way for operational Starliner missions to ferry crews to and from the space station.

Starliner is running years behind schedule and over budget. SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft has flown all of NASA's crew rotation missions to the station since its first astronaut flight in 2020. But NASA wants to get Boeing's spacecraft up and running to have a backup to SpaceX. It would then alternate between Starliner and Crew Dragon for six-month expeditions to the station beginning next year.

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Hundreds could die if Boeing fails to handle quality issues, whistleblower says

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Yesterday - 15:54

Engineer Sam Salehpour says he fears ‘physical violence’ for going public with concerns about ‘no safety culture’ at the planemaker

Hundreds of people could lose their lives if Boeing fails to address quality issues on its production line, a whistleblower warned US Congress on Wednesday.

Sam Salehpour, an engineer at the planemaker, told a high-profile hearing on Capitol Hill that he fears “physical violence” after going public with his concerns. There is “no safety culture” at Boeing, he claimed, alleging that employees who raise the alarm are “ignored, marginalized, threatened, sidelined, and worse”.

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Whistleblower urges Boeing to ground all 787 Dreamliners after safety warning

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 2 days ago - 20:23

Engineer Sam Salehpour calls on planemaker ahead of testimony before Senate homeland security committee

A whistleblower has urged Boeing to ground every 787 Dreamliner jet worldwide after warning they are at risk of premature failure ahead of a high-profile hearing on Capitol Hill.

The planemaker has been grappling with its latest crisis since a cabin panel blowout in January raised fresh questions about the production of its bestselling commercial jet, the 737 Max.

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Boeing employees’ use of safety concern service up 500% after panel blowout

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 3 days ago - 22:00

Use of portal to flag safety and quality issues ‘exploded’, executive says, amid intense scrutiny following Alaska Airlines incident

An internal service for Boeing employees to raise safety and quality concerns has “exploded” this year, an executive claimed, after a whistleblower said he endured retaliation for speaking up.

The planemaker has come under intense scrutiny since a terrifying cabin panel blowout in January prompted fresh questions about the production of its bestselling commercial jet, the 737 Max.

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Qu’est-ce qui est gris et sans cesse repoussé ? Le Starliner de Boeing

news.movim.eu / Numerama · Sunday, 7 April - 18:11

Starliner

Le vol habité du Starliner a encore été repoussé de quelques jours. Il est désormais attendu au début du mois de mai 2024.

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United Airlines asks pilots to take time off due to shortage of new Boeing planes

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Tuesday, 2 April - 12:41

Airline faces delay in receiving new planes as Boeing struggles with production due to manufacturing problems

United Airlines is asking its pilots to take time off in May because of delays in receiving new planes that the airline ordered from Boeing , which is struggling with production due to manufacturing problems.

A United spokesperson said Monday that the offer is voluntary.

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Starliner’s first commander: Don’t expect perfection on crew test flight

news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · Tuesday, 26 March - 00:19

Enlarge / Technicians at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida prepare Boeing's Starliner spacecraft for fueling. (credit: Boeing )

HOUSTON—While it doesn't have the same relevance to public consciousness as safety problems with commercial airliners, a successful test flight of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft in May would be welcome news for the beleaguered aerospace company.

This will be the first time the Starliner capsule flies into low-Earth orbit with humans aboard. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are in the final stages of training for the so-called Crew Flight Test (CFT), a milestone running seven years behind the schedule Boeing said it could achieve when it won a $4.2 billion commercial crew contract from NASA a decade ago.

If schedules hold, Wilmore and Williams will take off inside Boeing's Starliner spacecraft aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket after midnight May 1, local time, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. They will fly Starliner to the International Space Station for a stay of at least eight days, then return the capsule to a parachute-assisted, airbag-cushioned landing in the western United States, likely at White Sands, New Mexico.

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Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun to step down in wake of cabin panel blowout

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Monday, 25 March - 12:21

Calhoun announces plans to resign amid biggest safety crisis for Boeing since crashes of two of its Max 8 jets in 2018 and 2019

The CEO of Boeing has announced plans to resign as the planemaker fights to repair its reputation following a terrifying cabin panel blowout.

Dave Calhoun will step down at the end of this year. He plans to “complete the critical work underway to stabilize and position the company for the future” over the coming months, it said.

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La peur de voler dans des avions Boeing est-elle démesurée ?

news.movim.eu / Numerama · Thursday, 21 March - 12:15

Boeing 737 MAX avion

Boeing a connu plusieurs incidents ces dernières semaines. De plus en plus de voyageurs expriment une crainte à l'idée de voyager dans les avions du constructeur -- en particulier le 737 Max. Ces peurs sont naturelles. Sont-elles toutefois fondées ?