Starliner ne volera pas non plus en avril : son décollage vers l’ISS est décalé à l’été
news.movim.eu / Numerama · Thursday, 30 March, 2023 - 12:19
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NASA delays flight of Boeing’s Starliner again, this time for parachutes
news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · Wednesday, 29 March, 2023 - 21:39
Enlarge / Starliner touches down in December 2019 for the first time. (credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA and Boeing announced Wednesday that the first crewed flight of the Starliner spacecraft will now take place no earlier than July 21. This moves the vehicle's flight, carrying NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, from the previously announced timeframe of April.
The manager of NASA's Commercial Crew program, Steve Stich, said the delay was attributable to the extra time needed to close out the pre-flight review process of Starliner and also due to traffic from other vehicles visiting the space station in June and the first half of July.
"When we look at all the different pieces, most of the work will be complete in April for the flight," Stich said during a teleconference with reporters. "But there's one area that's extending out into the May time frame, and this really has to do with the certification products for the parachute system."
Boeing retarde son vol habité avec le Starliner à cause du trafic autour de l’ISS
news.movim.eu / Numerama · Friday, 4 November, 2022 - 07:36
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Yes, Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft really could fly astronauts this year
news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · Friday, 1 July, 2022 - 15:34
Enlarge / Boeing's Orbital Flight Test-2 mission launches on May 19, 2022. (credit: Trevor Mahlmann)
Five weeks have passed since Boeing's Starliner spacecraft returned from a largely successful test flight to the International Space Station, and the company continues to review data from the mission alongside engineers from NASA.
So far, there have been no showstoppers. In fact, sources say, the relatively clean performance of Starliner has increased the possibility that the vehicle could make its first crewed flight this year in December.
This mission, called the Crew Flight Test, will likely carry two astronauts to the space station. If successful, it would clear the way for long-duration, operational missions to the space station in 2023 and give NASA a much-coveted second means of getting astronauts into space.
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Le vrai baptême du feu de Starliner arrive : deux astronautes vont s’envoler vers l’ISS
news.movim.eu / Numerama · Friday, 17 June, 2022 - 08:43
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Le vaisseau Starliner de Boeing partage une vue magnifique de sa mission OFT-2
news.movim.eu / Numerama · Tuesday, 31 May, 2022 - 05:33
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NASA’s verdict on Starliner: “A great vehicle for crew transportation”
news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · Thursday, 26 May, 2022 - 14:43 · 1 minute
Enlarge / The Starliner spacecraft landed within 500 meters of its intended target in New Mexico on Wednesday evening. (credit: NASA)
Steve Stich is a buttoned-down NASA engineer who has worked at the space agency for decades, dating back to the space shuttle's heyday in the 1980s. But on Wednesday night, as he contemplated the success of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft after its six-day mission to the International Space Station, he said he had the chills.
"I probably can’t express in words what it meant for me and the team to see the whole mission go well," Stich said during a news conference at Johnson Space Center in Houston. "That’s really what this commercial crew program has been all about. I’m getting goosebumps."
Stich has held a leadership position in NASA's commercial crew program to fly astronauts to the International Space Station for the last seven years. This was a bold bet by NASA, trusting private companies to build and fly new spacecraft with limited NASA oversight. Not everyone supported the initiative, and it has faced some technical challenges. But now NASA is close to its final aim, having two independent means of accessing low Earth orbit.
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Pourquoi Starliner met 24h à arriver à l’ISS, mais quelques heures pour rentrer
news.movim.eu / Numerama · Wednesday, 25 May, 2022 - 07:52
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Suivez le retour de Starliner sur Terre après son bref séjour dans l’espace
news.movim.eu / Numerama · Tuesday, 24 May, 2022 - 17:42
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