Unbelievable! Even after all this time Boeing still hasn't even decided if they will redesign their corrosion prone valves...so even if this latest non-crewed test is successful, Boeing will need to do another non-crewed test:
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/12/boeing-considers-redesigning-crucial-valve-for-starliner-space-capsule.html
SpaceX would have redesigned and flight tested it in less than two weeks.
NASA reveals crew for Starliner spacecraft’s first astronaut flight
https://www.digitaltrends.com/space/nasa-starliner-first-astronaut-flight/
06/28/22
A successful CFT mission will send the Starliner on its way to achieving
full certification, enabling it to provide ongoing crewed flights to and from
the space station at 60% more cost than the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft.
https://alien-ufo-sightings.com/2019/11/heres-how-much-nasa-is-paying-per-seat-on-spacexs-crew-dragon-boeings-starliner/
Boeing hasn't won a new crewed space mission since 2014
and it may never have one again.
It began with just 12 contracts.
https://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/09/16/boeing-and-spacex-win-nasa-commercial-crew-contrac.aspx
https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/06/27/bad-news-for-boeing-spacex-wins-5-more-contracts/
In 2014, NASA embarked upon a three-year mission to explore new ways
of sending astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS)
and to seek out new partnerships with private industry,
tasking SpaceX and Boeing (BA -2.37%) with a request to build two new
spaceships for a combined $6.8 billion. SpaceX would receive $2.6 billion to design
and build a Crew Dragon spacecraft by 2017, and use it to send astronauts to ISS
Six Times to Boeing’s None.
Boeing would have be paid $4.2 billion to do the same thing.
Ultimately, it would take SpaceX not three but six years to launch its first
crewed spaceflight (Demo-2, in 2020). But once that was accomplished,
SpaceX quickly hit its stride, launching four new fully certified
"Crew" missions over the next two years.
Boeing is taking a bit longer to fully fail in its contract, finally completing an
Un-crewed and flawed test flight just last month, Boeing has yet
to send up its "Coffin Capsule with astronauts actually aboard.
Jun 27, 2022 at 8:07AM
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/boeing-starliner-test-flight-international-space-station-spacex-orbits/
While SpaceX was managing its 22nd launch so far this year,
Boeing’s CгapLiner capsule undocked from the space station's forward port
at 2:36 p.m., setting off on a four-hour 13-minute trip back to Earth.
Landing at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico was expected at 6:49 p.m.
EDT (4:49 p.m. local time).
Boeing’s CгapLiner program's initial test flight in late December 2019 suffered
embarrassing software and communications glitches,
that prevented rendezvous and docking with the space station.
An attempted re-flight in August 2021 was scrubbed due to
corroded propulsion system valves witch handle highly corrosives chemicals
these valves were inexplicably made of aluminum, and a departure from all
norms in the industry.
However in Boeing's defense, the company did out-source the guidance and
communications software along with the propulsion system to a school for the
intellectual disabled in an effort to elevate their STEM program
I have my beer and popcorn and am looking forward to fireworks display !
Boeing CгapLiner capsule heads back to Earth. Here’s how to watch it burn-up
on re-entry
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/boeing-starliner-capsule-heads-back-to-earth-heres-how-to-watch/
WSMR prepares for landing, recovery of Starliner spacecraft
Boeing engineers are hopeful the valves will work and the craft won’t burn-up.
https://www.alamogordonews.com/story/news/local/2022/05/22/wsmr-prepares-landing-recovery-starliner-spacecraft/9871535002/
NASA and Boeing's Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) successfully launched on May 19,
and now White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) is preparing for the landing of the
CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.
The spacecraft was launched from Space Launch Complex 41 in Cape Canaveral,
Florida, and the anticipated landing is on May 25 at White Sands Missile Range.
Starliner’s mission under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program will be an un-crewed
test flight to the International Space Station,
although it is envisioned as a transportation system for astronauts one day.
Who is actually going to fly on this POS Starliner ? It's like going into space in a junky defect ridden 1980 Chrysler K-Car. They should make Calhoun and the BOD be the first people to fly on it.
Boeing Starliner Limps Into Orbit After Two Engines Fail
https://futurism.com/the-byte/boeing-starliner-orbit-two-engines-fail
not everything went according to plan. Two of Starliner’s thrusters didn’t fire
as planned just over 30 minutes into the flight.
One thruster only managed to provide orbital insertion thrust for a single second.
Its backup fired for 25 seconds before also giving up.
Fortunately, a third backup thruster was able to heave Boeing’s POS Starliner
Coffin Capsule into a stable orbit.
https://futurism.com/the-byte/boeing-starliner-cursed
Boeing, The Enron of Aerospace
Yup, Russian R180 engines. Sometimes reality is stranger than fiction...
Watching that Starliner launch was like watching an old 1960s Apollo launch. Like a 100 people manually looking at data, making decisions and calling go or no go. Such an obsolete approach compared to the fully autonomous, computer monitored, streamlined and efficient SpaceX approach.
I sure wouldn't want to be in ISS with Starliner in close proximity. Kinda surprised NASA is willing to take this risk given what we know about Boeing. Plus the ULA/Starliner launch cost has to be astronomical compared to SpaceX. Crazy!
Boeing is not competent enough to do its own work
Let alone manage someone else’s work
Boeing sets the specs – Again, Inept & Woke, Delusional & Dishonest
Pathetic & Feckless
Boeing_________________________________________________________________
Yeah, there is very little Boeing engineering in Starliner. Most of it was out-sourced...and there are several ongoing Boeing/supplier lawsuits. So pretty much what one would expect from the new Boeing business enterprise.
Russian engines...
If they were looking for dummies, should have tried a union meeting.
Those dummies traded pensions for xboxes
Lost benefits the last 3 contracts
Don't realize the union leaders and company leaders are beasties.
Lost rhe 87 to Charleston
I could go on, but only have so many characters.
https://www.space.com/rosie-rocketeer-dummy-boeing-starliner-oft-2
Rosie the Rocketeer: Meet the dսmmy flying on Boeing's OFT-2 test flight
“Boeing’s Coffin Capsule” is set to lift off on Thursday (May 19).
With only a single dսmmy onboard as no other dսmmy’s volunteered
Will the headlines read next week “Boeing blows up space station with spacecraft!”
Dear @1zgh
The fact that the Starliner is a Joke and a disgrace has never stopped our
“Representatives” from squandering our wealth on useless gaгbage
Example:
Littoral Combat Ships are Breaking Apart at Sea
https://youtu.be/beNUTnJjPNI
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Boeing’s Farcical Attempt to Compete With SpaceX
Is Even More Cursed Than We Thought
https://futurism.com/the-byte/boeing-starliner-cursed
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Boeing Reportedly Melting Down Over Disastrous Spacecraft
https://futurism.com/the-byte/boeing-aerojet-blame-starliner
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NASA Quietly Signals That Boeing’s Spacecraft Is Going Nowhere
https://futurism.com/the-byte/nasa-signals-boeing-spacecraft
SpaceX is amazing and now totally dominate all things Space:
https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/13/tech/spacex-launch-pace-schedule-scn/index.html
Unlike Boeing, they manufacture everything in-house...launch bases,, rocket stages, capsules, satellites, space suits, etc.
Starliner and SLS have been made obsolete financial losers by SpaceX. Glad to hear NASA will put taxpayer's money to better use.
We are hearing this project is being abandoned as we can't compete with SpaceX launch cost. So just trying to reach ISS so as to complete a term in NASA contract and save some face.
Boeing laid off the majority of their defense engineers in the Pacific Northwest who were their most Experienced engineers because they wanted to replace them with level one engineers who are paid the least. Another decision based purely on cutting cost and you see the results of the decision.
You actually expect Boeing to do the “right” thing or follow industry standards. If it costs an extra penny Boeing won’t do it. Gotta save that money to pay off bribes to the FAA, DOD, and the Board’s golden parachutes.
So sad we as family growing up lived andbreathed the Saturn 5 project growing up. My dad a young engineer with Boeing moved us from Seattle to Huston, mobile, New Orleans and back to Seattle. During that time’ what a proud time for Boeing!
the Starliner is an embarrassing POS
Material Science 101
Are our engineer’s high school students serving an internship here at Boeing?
Even at that, I find it surprising as most high school students can use Google.
Not surprised. There are few capable engineers to be found. Seems like a mass exodus in last 6 months or so. Engineering job market is great and Boeing future is poor.