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Boeing Starliner
Boeing Starliner Spacecraft 2 approaching the ISS in May 2022, during Orbital Flight Test 2
ManufacturerBoeing Defense, Space & Security
Country of originUnited States
OperatorBoeing Defense, Space & Security
ApplicationsISS crew and cargo transport
Specifications
Spacecraft typeCrewed capsule
Launch mass13,000 kg (29,000 lb)
Payload capacityTo ISS: 4 crew and 100 kg (220 lb) cargo[3][a]
Crew capacityUp to 7
Volume11 m3 (390 cu ft)[5]
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Design life
  • 60 h (free flight)[1]
  • 210 days (docked)[2]
Dimensions
Length5.03 m (16.5 ft) (CM and SM)[6]
Diameter4.56 m (15 ft)[6]
Production
StatusIn development and testing
Built3
Launched2
Retired1
Maiden launchDecember 20, 2019, 11:36:43 UTC (uncrewed)
Last launchMay 19, 2022, 22:54:47

The Boeing Starliner (or CST-100[b]) is a class of partially reusable spacecraft designed to transport crew to the International Space Station (ISS) and other low-Earth-orbit destinations.[7][8][9] It is manufactured by Boeing, with the Commercial Crew Program (CCP) of NASA as the anchor customer.[10] The spacecraft consists of a reusable crew capsule and an expendable service module.

The capsule has a diameter of 15 feet (4.56 m), slightly larger than either the Apollo command module or SpaceX Crew Dragon and smaller than the Artemis Orion capsule.[6] Starliner can hold a crew of up to seven people and can remain docked to the ISS for up to seven months. The Starliner capsule is designed for reuse on up to ten missions.[11] Starliner is launched on Atlas V from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

After several rounds of competitive development contracts within the Commercial Crew Program starting in 2010, NASA selected Starliner, along with the SpaceX Crew Dragon, for the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contract round.[12][13][14][15] The first crewed test flight test was initially planned to occur in 2017.[15]

After a lengthy development process with multiple delays, Boeing flew the Orbital Flight Test 2 on May 19, 2022. The Crewed Flight Test was tentatively scheduled for a launch date of May 6, 2024, but due to a problem with an oxygen valve on the ULA Atlas rocket, the May 6 launch date was postponed. The launch has been rescheduled for no earlier than 17 May at 22:16 UTC (Friday, May 17, 2024 at 6:16 PM EDT). The May flight is hoped to be the last test flight before Starliner enters operational service with the Starliner-1 mission in 2025.

  1. ^ Reiley, Keith; Burghardt, Michael; Wood, Michael; Ingham, Jay; Lembeck, Michael (2011). "Design Considerations for a Commercial Crew Transportation System" (PDF). AIAA SPACE 2011 Conference & Exposition. AIAA SPACE 2011 Conference & Exposition. September 27–29, 2011. Long Beach, California. doi:10.2514/6.2011-7101. ISBN 978-1-60086-953-2. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 1, 2013. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
  2. ^ Carreau, Mark (July 24, 2013). "Boeing Refines CST-100 Commercial Crew Capsule Approach". Aviation Week. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
  3. ^ "Commercial Crew Program Press it" (PDF). NASA. October 1, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  4. ^ "Packing Starliner cargo is a balancing act". Boeing. February 28, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  5. ^ Krebs, Gunther (April 2017). "Starliner (CST-100)". Gunther's Space Page. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  6. ^ a b c Burghardt, Mike (August 2011). "Boeing CST-100: Commercial Crew Transportation System" (PDF). Boeing. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 1, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
  7. ^ Memi, Edmund G.; Morgan, Adam K. (September 23, 2009). "Boeing Submits Proposal for NASA Commercial Crew Transport System" (Press release). Boeing.
  8. ^ "Boeing's New CST-100 'Starliner' Processing Facility Taking Shape at KSC". September 4, 2015.
  9. ^ NASA.govPublic Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  10. ^ "CST-100 Starliner - Customers". Boeing.
  11. ^ "Boeing: Crew Space Transportation (CST) System". Boeing. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  12. ^ Memi, Edmund G.; Gold, Michael N. (February 2, 2010). "NASA Selects Boeing for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Award to Study Crew Capsule-based Design" (Press release). Boeing.
  13. ^ Morring, Jr., Frank (April 25, 2011). "Five Vehicles Vie For Future Of U.S. Human Spaceflight". Aviation Week. Archived from the original on May 9, 2014. "the CCDev-2 awards... went to Blue Origin, Boeing, Sierra Nevada Corp. and Space Exploration Technologies Inc. (SpaceX)
  14. ^ "Boeing, SpaceX and Sierra Nevada Win CCiCAP Awards". SpaceNews. August 3, 2012. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013.
  15. ^ a b "Boeing and SpaceX Selected to Build America's New Crew Space Transportation System". NASA. September 16, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2015. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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