Boeings Starliner crew ship is seen minutes after docking to the International Space Stations forward port on the Harmony module. Credit: NASA TV
Boeings CST-100 Starliner spacecraft effectively docked to the International Space Stations Harmony module for the very first time on May 20, 2022, at 8:28 p.m. EDT (5:28 p.m. PDT). Starliner launched on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket on a flight test to the International Space Station at 6:54 p.m. on Thursday, May 19 from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
The unpiloted Boeing Starliner spacecraft docked to the International Space Station on May 20 following a launch from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on May 19. Boeings Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) will remain at the station to finish a series of test goals before leaving the complex on May 25 where it will land at White Sands Space Harbor, New Mexico. This test flight comes as a precursor to a future crewed Starliner test flight. Credit: NASA
NASA will host a media teleconference to provide an update on Starliners development tonight at around 9:30 p.m. Friday, May 20 where it will be streamed live on NASAs website. Individuals consist of:
Boeings Starliner spacecraft approaches the International Space Station on the Orbital Flight Test-2 mission. Credit: NASA TELEVISION
Starliners hatch opening is scheduled to start at approximately 11:45 a.m. Saturday, May 21 Coverage of hatch opening will air survive on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the companys site.
Saturday, May 21.
Kathryn Lueders, associate administrator, NASA Space Operations Mission Directorate
Steve Stich, supervisor, NASAs Commercial Crew Program
Joel Montalbano, manager, NASAs International Space Station Program
Mark Nappi, vice president and program manager, Boeing Commercial Crew Program
11:30 a.m.– NASA television hatch opening protection begins
11:45 a.m.– (roughly) Hatch opening and welcoming remarks
Starliner is arranged to leave the area station Wednesday, May 25, when it will return and undock to Earth, with a desert landing in the western U.S. The spacecraft will return with more than 600 pounds of freight, consisting of Nitrogen Oxygen Recharge System reusable tanks that supply breathable air to station crew members. The tanks will be refurbished in the world and sent out back to station on a future flight.
Following accreditation, NASA objectives aboard Starliner will carry as much as 4 crew members to the station, allowing the continued growth of the team and increasing the amount of science and research that can be carried out aboard the orbiting lab.
OFT-2 will offer valuable data for NASA accrediting Boeings team transportation system for routine flights with astronauts to and from the area station.
The unpiloted Boeing Starliner spacecraft docked to the International Space Station on May 20 following a launch from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on May 19. Boeings Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) will stay at the station to complete a series of test objectives before departing the complex on May 25 where it will land at White Sands Space Harbor, New Mexico. Starliner is arranged to leave the space station Wednesday, May 25, when it will return and undock to Earth, with a desert landing in the western U.S. The spacecraft will return with more than 600 pounds of cargo, consisting of Nitrogen Oxygen Recharge System recyclable tanks that provide breathable air to station crew members.