{"id":115100,"date":"2024-10-17T07:50:47","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T00:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=115100"},"modified":"2024-10-17T07:50:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T00:50:47","slug":"nasa-still-unsure-when-boeings-starliner-will-fly-astronauts-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=115100","title":{"rendered":"NASA still unsure when Boeing&#8217;s Starliner will fly astronauts again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>NASA is still unsure when it will next put astronauts on Boeing&#8217;s Starliner spacecraft, which experienced issues during its first crewed test flight this summer.<\/p>\n<p><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/19367-boeing-cst-100.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/19367-boeing-cst-100.html\">Starliner<\/a>&#8216;s next &#8220;potential&#8221; crewed mission to the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/16748-international-space-station.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/16748-international-space-station.html\">International Space Station<\/a> (ISS) in 2025 &#8220;will be determined once a better understanding of Boeing\u2019s path to system certification is established,&#8221; <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/38700-nasa-history.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/38700-nasa-history.html\">NASA<\/a> officials <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/commercialcrew\/2024\/10\/15\/nasa-updates-2025-commercial-crew-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/commercialcrew\/2024\/10\/15\/nasa-updates-2025-commercial-crew-plan\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote in a statement<\/a> on Tuesday (Oct. 15).<\/p>\n<aside class=\"hawk-nest\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\"\/>\n<p>NASA and Boeing are still reviewing the requirements for Starliner&#8217;s certification, after propulsion problems arose on the first test flight with astronauts, which launched on June 5, agency officials added. &#8220;NASA will provide more information when available,&#8221; the agency added.<\/p>\n<p>The <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/boeing-starliner-crew-flight-test-launch\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/boeing-starliner-crew-flight-test-launch\">launch of Starliner&#8217;s first astronaut mission<\/a>, called Crew Flight Test (CFT), went to plan, but docking with the ISS on June 6 was troublesome. Five out of 28 thrusters in the capsule&#8217;s reaction control system had issues in the leadup, causing a delay. CFT astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams of NASA ended up arriving safely at the orbiting lab, but their planned 10-day mission was extended repeatedly as engineers troubleshot the issues.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <\/strong><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/nasa-boeing-starliner-cft-could-have-returned-safely-with-crew-nasa-says\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/nasa-boeing-starliner-cft-could-have-returned-safely-with-crew-nasa-says\"><strong>Astronauts would have been fine on Boeing&#8217;s Starliner during landing, NASA says<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Extensive ground and space testing did not sufficiently allay NASA&#8217;s concerns, so Starliner departed without astronauts and <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/boeing-starliner-lands-earth-crew-flight-test-mission\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/boeing-starliner-lands-earth-crew-flight-test-mission\">landed autonomously on Sept. 6.<\/a> Wilmore and Williams remain onboard the ISS and have been reassigned to come home on a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/18853-spacex.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/18853-spacex.html\">SpaceX<\/a> Crew Dragon capsule in February 2025. That Crew Dragon <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-crew-9-astronaut-launch-success\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-crew-9-astronaut-launch-success\">launched on SpaceX&#8217;s Crew-9 mission<\/a> last month, carrying two astronauts instead of the usual four to make room for the Starliner duo.<\/p>\n<p>Propulsion issues with Starliner also arose on its two uncrewed test flights in 2019 and 2022, which NASA and Boeing both thought were resolved prior to flying Williams and Wilmore.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-utd37HuthCqNh2yBxHd3VX\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-utd37HuthCqNh2yBxHd3VX slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZmX2musAtUcq97eoLC3DT6-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZmX2musAtUcq97eoLC3DT6-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZmX2musAtUcq97eoLC3DT6-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZmX2musAtUcq97eoLC3DT6-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZmX2musAtUcq97eoLC3DT6-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZmX2musAtUcq97eoLC3DT6-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"a black and white view of a capsule descending under parachutes. a nasa logo is at upper right as the broadcast ran on nasa television\" class=\"expandable\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZmX2musAtUcq97eoLC3DT6-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZmX2musAtUcq97eoLC3DT6-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZmX2musAtUcq97eoLC3DT6-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZmX2musAtUcq97eoLC3DT6-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZmX2musAtUcq97eoLC3DT6-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZmX2musAtUcq97eoLC3DT6-1200-80.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZmX2musAtUcq97eoLC3DT6.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZmX2musAtUcq97eoLC3DT6.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Boeing&#8217;s Starliner Crew Flight Test capsule landing on Sept. 6, 2024. <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: NASA TV)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Before the CFT propulsion issues arose, the first operational mission of the Boeing spacecraft \u2014 known as Starliner-1 \u2014 was expected to fly in 2025. Assigned so far to the\u00a0Starliner-1\u00a0mission are NASA astronauts Scott Tingle and Mike Fincke, and <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/22534-canadian-space-agency.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/22534-canadian-space-agency.html\">Canadian Space Agency<\/a> astronaut\u00a0Joshua\u00a0Kutryk.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>NASA&#8217;s update did not provide information on the crew&#8217;s status should Starliner require a second test flight with astronauts, or if the program otherwise significantly changes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In past discussions with reporters, NASA officials have said they are trying to determine if Starliner performed well enough on CFT to meet the certification requirements to fly operational ISS missions like Starliner-1.<\/p>\n<p>NASA released the update on Starliner operations amid a longer discussion about ISS crewed flights in 2025. As the agency stated before, SpaceX&#8217;s Crew-10 mission \u2014 the 10th operational astronaut flight by the company \u2014 will fly in February 2025. On board will be NASA astronauts Anne McClain (commander) and Nichole Ayers (pilot), along with mission specialists Takuya Onishi from <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/22672-japan-aerospace-exploration-agency.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/22672-japan-aerospace-exploration-agency.html\">JAXA<\/a> (the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) and Kirill Peskov, from the Russian space agency <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/22724-roscosmos.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/22724-roscosmos.html\">Roscosmos<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Crew-11 will then perform the next space station rotation no earlier than July, NASA added in the update. The four-astronaut crew for that mission has not yet been announced.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Crew-9 is expected to return home in February 2025, with Williams, Wilmore and astronauts Nick Hague (NASA) and Aleksandr Gorbunov (Roscosmos). Former Crew-9 astronauts Nicole Stott and Stephanie Wilson are eligible for future ISS missions following their last-minute removal from the mission in September.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/boeing-starliner-crewed-mission-flight-date-uncertainty\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA is still unsure when it will next put astronauts on Boeing&#8217;s Starliner spacecraft, which experienced issues during its first crewed test flight this summer. 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