Starliner set for its historic debut flight on Friday morning

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From Ars Technica:
"Nearly a decade has passed since NASA first awarded funds to Boeing for the design of a crewed spaceflight capsule, and on Friday we should finally see the Starliner vehicle take flight for its first orbital test."

https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/12 ... y-morning/

Here's hoping for the best!

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Here's another brief article with video and photos from Spac e.com:

https://www.space.com/boeing-starliner- ... llout.html

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And another article from SpaceFlightNow.com:

https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/12/17/n ... ay-launch/

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Looks like there was a problem with the Starliner:

From Ars Technica:
"Starliner’s timer was off—capsule thought engines were firing when they weren’t"

"Right on schedule Friday morning, an Atlas V rocket launched the Starliner spacecraft into a planned suborbital trajectory. This is a critical mission for NASA and Boeing, as the company seeks to use this test flight to prove its capsule's readiness to launch humans into space next year.

After being released by the rocket, Starliner was supposed to use its Orbital Maneuvering and Attitude Control engines to provide the thrust needed to reach a stable orbit and begin the process of catching up to the International Space Station. But that did not happen."

https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/12 ... st-flight/

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Here's coverage from Spaceflightnow.com:
"Starliner won’t reach space station, targets early landing Sunday"

https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/12/18/a ... us-center/

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And, here's the coverage from Space.com:
"Boeing's Starliner Won't Reach Space Station, NASA Chief Says"

https://www.space.com/boeing-starliner- ... orbit.html

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Another article from Space.com:
"Stranded in Orbit: What's Next for Boeing's Starliner Capsule"

https://www.space.com/boeing-starliner- ... steps.html

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From CNN:
"Boeing's Starliner spacecraft makes safe landing after botched test flight"

https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/22/tech/boe ... index.html

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And from Space.com:
"Boeing's 1st Starliner Spacecraft Lands in New Mexico After Shortened Test Flight"

https://www.space.com/boeing-starliner- ... ccess.html

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And from Ars Technica:
"Starliner makes a safe landing—now NASA faces some big decisions"

https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/12 ... decisions/

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[GCoyote]

Not a good year for Boeing!

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Not a good year for Boeing!

So many billions of dollars shoveled over to an entrenched Government Contractor, and very poor showing for it.

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Here's a new article from SpaceNews.com:
"Joint NASA-Boeing team to investigate Starliner test flight anomaly"

https://spacenews.com/joint-nasa-boeing ... cketReport

I'm glad that another entity besides Boeing will be investigating, even if Boeing and NASA seem to be linked at their hips.

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Here's the latest update from Ars Technica:
"Starliner’s thruster performance receiving close scrutiny from NASA"

"Many of the elements of the propulsion system were overstressed."

https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/01 ... rformance/

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Here's another report from Space.com:
"Boeing's Starliner test flight had a 2nd critical software issue, NASA panel finds (report)"

https://www.space.com/boeing-starliner- ... eport.html

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And another from Ars Technica:
"Boeing’s Starliner problems may be worse than we thought"

https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/02 ... e-thought/

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Another report on Ars Technica:
"Starliner faced “catastrophic” failure before software bug found"

https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/02 ... bug-found/

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More from SpaceNews.com:
"Starliner investigation finds numerous problems in Boeing software development process"

https://spacenews.com/starliner-investi ... t-process/

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[notFritzArgelander]

This is most troublingly double plus ungood.....

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And, from SpaceFlightNow.com:
"NASA, Boeing managers admit problems with Starliner software verification"

https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/02/07/i ... st-flight/

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