NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps. Credit: NASA
The firms Starliner team rotation objectives to the spaceport station will bring four team members at a time. Future team tasks for Starliner-1 will be made following review and approval by NASA and its worldwide partners.
Starliner-1 will introduce following the successful conclusion of NASAs Boeing Crew Flight Test (CFT). CFT will be the very first crewed objective of the Boeing Starliner and aims to show the spacecrafts capability to achieve NASA accreditation and securely fly regular crewed objectives to the ISS.
Boeing is targeting early February 2023 for the launch of its very first test flight with astronauts. It is still pending area station program approval, rocket manifest, and verification by the Eastern Range. Starliner will launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
After an effective CFT objective, NASA will start the last process of certifying the Starliner spacecraft and systems for future crewed missions to the spaceport station as part of the companys Commercial Crew Program.
Routine commercial crew rotation missions are required to make it possible for NASA to continue the crucial research study and innovation examinations taking place aboard the station and prepare for future business destinations in low-Earth orbit. NASA will send astronauts to the Moon as part of Artemis to prepare for future human exploration of Mars.
Boeings CST-100 Starliner crew ship approaches the International Space Station on May 20, 2022, on the businesss Orbital Flight Test-2 objective prior to automatically docking to the Harmony modules forward port. The orbiting laboratory was flying 268 miles above the south Pacific at the time of this photograph. Credit: NASA
2 astronauts have been included to NASAs Boeing Starliner-1 launch to the International Space Station (ISS). This will be the spacecrafts very first objective following the completion of its flight tests and accreditation.
For the mission, astronauts Scott Tingle and Mike Fincke of NASA will work as the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft leader and pilot, respectively. Both astronauts have formerly flown as crew members aboard the spaceport station.
Portraits of NASA astronauts Scott Tingle and Edward Michael (Mike) Fincke Credit: NASA
NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps remains designated as a mission professional on Starliner-1. She likewise continues cross-training on the Dragon spacecraft to secure for other flight opportunities.
Boeings CST-100 Starliner team ship approaches the International Space Station on May 20, 2022, on the businesss Orbital Flight Test-2 mission prior to immediately docking to the Harmony modules forward port. Credit: NASA
Regular business crew rotation objectives are needed to enable NASA to continue the crucial research study and innovation investigations taking location aboard the station and prepare for future commercial locations in low-Earth orbit. NASA will send out astronauts to the Moon as part of Artemis to prepare for future human expedition of Mars.
