CST-100
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Boeing has found the cause of the parachute failure that occurred during the recent successful launch pad abort test of the CST-100 Starliner. The company said that the failure of one of the parachutes was due to a faulty connection.
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Boeing's CST-100 Starliner capsule passed a major milestone today as it successfully completed a launch pad abort test. At the White Sands Missile Range, the unmanned spacecraft lifted off under its own power and executed a 95-second flight.
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Based on an Airstream Atlas Touring Coach, the Astrovan II Starliner Transport Vehicle has been specially modified to carry passengers and crew from the suiting up area to the launch pad for Boeing CST-100 Starliner missions.
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Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft has completed its fifth, final, and most dangerous parachute test. It was released from a balloon and dropped safely to the desert floor at the White Sands Missile Range with three of its six parachutes deliberately rigged to malfunction.
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At NASA's White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico, Boeing recently completed live-fire tests of the complex array of thrusters that will be used to guide the seven-passenger spacecraft in orbit and provide propulsion for the emergency abort system.
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The first manned flight of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner is going to last a little longer and lift off months later than planned. The duration of the Crew Flight Test will be extended to allow for more microgravity research, maintenance, and other tasks while the capsule is docked with the ISS.
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NASA has announced the dates for the first flights of the commercial manned space capsules that will be used to ferry astronauts from the United States to the International Space Station (ISS).
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NASA has released the names of the first nine US astronauts for the first four manned, commercial space flights. A mixture of ex-Space Shuttle crews and test pilots, the nine men and women will be the first to ride on an American-made and flagged spacecraft since the Shuttle was retired in 2011.
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Astronauts travelling to and from the International Space Station aboard Boeing's new CST-100 Starliner may be wearing Reeboks. The footwear manufacturer has announced that it teamed up with space suit manufacturer David Clark Company, to create a boot for use in the spacecraft.
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Aerojet Rocketdyne has successfully completed hot-fire qualification tests of its MR-104J liquid-fueled rocket engine for Boeing's Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 Starliner crew module.
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When the Boeing CST-100 Starliner takes to space in 2018, its passengers and crew will wear a new spacesuit, which will features numerous innovations to improve both comfort and protection.
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After being awarded its first mission in May, Boeing has been given a second mission to transport crew to the ISS from 2017. The crew rotation mission is the second of between two and six missions for the company as part of NASA's US$4.2 billion Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap).
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