NASA and Boeing are aiming for no earlier than March 25 for CST-100 Starliner's second unmanned orbital flight test (OFT-2). The test is slated to be a milestone in the NASA Commercial Crew program.
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Crew Dragon has launched atop the Falcon 9 rocket and is now on its way to the ISS. This is a historic moment as for the first time in nine years, astronauts have taken off from American soil.
After a delay, courtesy of unfavorable weather conditions, SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft took flight atop the Falcon 9 rocket and safely detached itself before the latter went up in flames.
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After burning excess fuel, Boeing's CST-100 Starliner failed to dock at the International Space Station in its maiden, unmanned test flight as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.
As part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, Boeing will be conducting the maiden, unmanned flight test of its CST-100 Starliner vehicle atop the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at 6:36 AM EST.
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Today, the NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine met with the SpaceX founder Elon Musk. A crewed test flight might happen in Q1 of 2020, drop tests for the Mark 3 parachute to come, and more.
