Boeing Starliner

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Landing livestream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b38sm4h2iWA

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The rate they're going it still won't be ready by the time the ISS is decommissioned

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Flooble said:

Am I correct in thinking that the original contract for six flights has now been completed by SpaceX (bar the landing of the sixth flight)?

Yes, and due to the delay with Boeing they extended SpaceX's contract by an additional 5 flights

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Flooble said:

With Starliner only rated to launch on Atlas, and all the Atlas boosters now booked, what booster would Boeing use to launch any other Starliner missions?

My feeling is that they are hoping NASA will pay for man-rating the Vulcan, rather than Boeing having to pay for it themselves. Not sure who paid to man-rate the Atlas V.

Of course they'd never consider putting it on a Falcon 9

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Amazing how many companies enter a downward spiral after they get an accountant in charge

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They also said the 737 Max was safe to fly...

https://spaceflightnow.com/2024/05/24/nasa-says-bo...

...and from the NASA side, they also said Challenger was good to go

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48k said:

T minus 3 minutes and 50 seconds and the ground launch sequencer had a hiccup. Whatever happened to just CTRL+ALT+DELETE?

Allegedly there is no truth to the rumour that it runs on WindowsME

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Beati Dogu said:

It's complicated by the fact it's an instantaneous launch window, because it's on an intercept with the ISS

Would the fact that they're trying for an instantaneous launch window of the first manned test flight indicate that the vehicle lacks the capability to reach the ISS from a lower phasing orbit ?

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At last !