Starliner

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is seen before docking with the International Space Station on May 20, 2022 during the uncrewed OFT-2 mission.NASABoeing on Wednesday reported a $257 million charge in the second quarter for its Starliner…

Why It Matters: NASA needs two rides to orbit.To get to and from the space station, NASA currently relies on SpaceX, the company founded by Elon Musk. SpaceX carried its first team of astronauts to orbit in May 2020, aboard its Crew Dragon…

Boeing employees work on the company's Starliner capsule on Jan. 19, 2023, in preparation for the first crew flight test.John Grant / BoeingBoeing is further delaying the first crewed launch of its Starliner spacecraft after discovering…

Last Updated: March 30, 2023, 03:52 ISTBoeing had hoped to make its first manned flight of the CST-100 Starliner in 2022 but has experienced a number of delays. (Photo: NASA/Twitter)The Starliner will carry two NASA astronauts, Barry…

NASA awarded each company six crew missions, but ordered three more from SpaceX in early 2022 due to Boeing's technical challenges NASA awarded each company six crew missions, but ordered three more from SpaceX in early 2022 due to…

Launch officials say the mission could take off as early as February, according to Steve Stich, the manager for NASA's Commercial Crew Program.Starliner had been slated to get astronauts off the ground by the end of 2022. But continued work…

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is seen before docking with the International Space Station on May 20, 2022 during the uncrewed OFT-2 mission.NASABoeing disclosed a charge of $93 million in the second quarter from its Starliner astronaut…

Boeing’s crew taxi, Starliner capsule, returned to Earth from the International Space Station on Wednesday, completing a repeat test flight before NASA astronauts climb aboard.It was a quick trip back: The Starliner…

Boeing's crew taxi returned to Earth from the International Space Station on Wednesday, completing a repeat test flight before NASA astronauts climb aboard.It was a quick trip back: the Starliner capsule parachuted into the New Mexico…

Boeing's Starliner astronaut capsule returned from the International Space Station and landed in New Mexico on Wednesday, capping a high-stakes test flight as NASA's next vehicle for carrying humans to orbit.Less than a week after its…