Quote from: tyrred on 05/29/2019 07:32 amPort engine off-nominal shutdown?"#Starliner’s integrated propulsion system hot fire test was a success." (Boeing)So no. - Ed Kyle
Port engine off-nominal shutdown?
Some key points in GAO's assessment of NASA projects focuses on commercial crew and, other than Boeing and SpaceX's parachute designs remaining a rollercoaster, highlighted some launch vehicle hiccups. Full report: https://www.gao.gov/assets/700/699373.pdf
Boeing's "launch vehicle [Atlas V] engine position during ascent deviated from commands for a 2018 launch, but the launch vehicle provider stated that it achieved all mission objectives." ULA has an ongoing investigation into this and corrective actions will be made before OFT.
NASA’s Bill Gerstenmaier says the crew and service modules of the CST-100 Starliner that will fly an uncrewed flight test will be mated together in the next month. Flight in the “August-September timeframe”.
Instant convertible...Minutes after launch, when above the atmosphere, the #Starliner Ascent Cover is jettisoned to reduce weight and uncover the docking system. This is how the @BoeingSpace test team makes sure it works....
Starliner's landing system passed its final qualification test ahead of flying @NASA_Astronauts. This time we intentionally introduced two parachute failures, and #Starliner performed as expected. With crew safety as our top priority, keep watching the skies this week.
The first test flight of Boeing's astronaut capsule CST-100 Starliner from Cape Canaveral will happen in September, Boeing test pilot and former shuttle astronaut Chris Ferguson told News 6.
Published on 30 Jul 2019Suit up for Starliner crew training at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston with Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson and Human Factors Systems Engineer Celena Dopart, whose job it is to “pretend to be an astronaut.” Find out how cameras and a Samsung tablet will help train astronauts for docking to the International Space Station. Captured with the Galaxy Note 9.
Boeing’s Mark Mulqueen, in closing comments for today’s #ISSRDC sessions, isn’t very specific about when Starliner will fly: sometime “over the next several months.”
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#Starliner’s Service Module is weighing in to determine its center of gravity measurements before flight. That's to ensure it's up to its two essential tasks - executing in-space maneuvers to @Space_Station or providing a safe escape if there’s an emergency on launch day.
https://twitter.com/boeingspace/status/1164932906403487746Quote#Starliner’s Service Module is weighing in to determine its center of gravity measurements before flight. That's to ensure it's up to its two essential tasks - executing in-space maneuvers to @Space_Station or providing a safe escape if there’s an emergency on launch day.
