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https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2018/10/19/rocket-segment-arrives-in-florida/
ЦитироватьRocket Segment Arrives in Florida

Marie Lewis
Posted Oct 19, 2018 at 4:28 pm


The ULA Atlas V Dual Engine Centaur for Boeing's CST-100 Starliner Orbital Flight Test arrives at Cape Canaveral, Fla.

The dual-engine Centaur upper stage that will launch Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on its uncrewed Orbital Flight Test to the International Space Station has arrived at Cape Canaveral, Fla. for final processing by United Launch Alliance technicians.

The stage arrived Oct. 19 aboard the Mariner cargo ship, the ocean-going vessel that ULA uses to transport rocket stages from the manufacturing plant in Decatur, Alabama to the launch sites.

Wrapped in a protective covering for the transit, the Centaur was offloaded at the Port Canaveral wharf and driven on a specialized trailer to ULA's Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center for initial arrival checks.

Later, it will move to the Delta Operations Center to be raised vertically, mounted onto the interstage structure and fitted with the adapter that will support Starliner atop the rocket. That combined stack will then be ready for mating to the Atlas V first stage at the Vertical Integration Facility early next year.

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https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/10/24/atlas-5-rocket-begins-arriving-in-florida-for-commercial-crew-test-flight/
ЦитироватьAtlas 5 rocket begins arriving in Florida for commercial crew test flight
October 24, 2018 | Stephen Clark


The dual-engine Centaur upper stage assigned to the first launch of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is transported fr om ULA's Mariner vessel to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Friday. Credit: NASA/Chris Chamberland

The Centaur upper stage destined to send Boeing's CST-100 Starliner crew capsule into orbit on its first unpiloted test flight next year has arrived at Cape Canaveral after a sea journey aboard United Launch Alliance's Mariner transport ship.

Fitted with two Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10 engines, the stage arrived at Cape Canaveral on Friday, when a truck offloaded the Centaur, wrapped in a protective covering, from the Mariner ship docked at Port Canaveral. The Centaur was transported to the Atlas Space Operations Center, wh ere crews planned checks to verify the stage weathered the journey by river and sea from ULA's rocket factory in Decatur, Alabama.

The Centaur will later move to the nearby Delta Operations Center, raised vertically and mounted onto an interstage structure and fitted with the adapter designed to connect the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft atop the Atlas 5 rocket, ULA said in a blog post announcing the stage's shipment to Florida.

The Atlas 5's first stage will arrive in Florida on a later Mariner shipment expected around the end of this year.
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ULA's Mariner rocket transport vessel docked at Port Canaveral. Credit: NASA/Chris Chamberland

Liftoff of the CST-100 Starliner's first unpiloted test flight, named the Orbital Flight Test, is scheduled from Cape Canaveral's Complex 41 launch pad no earlier than March. The Atlas 5 set to loft the commercial crew capsule into space for the first time is designated AV-080.

Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is one of two commercial vehicles under development to restore U.S. human spaceflight capability after the retirement of the space shuttle. NASA contracted with Boeing and SpaceX in 2014 for the work, and SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft is scheduled for its first orbital test flight in January, with a launch aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center.

Assuming the unpiloted missions go well, and on schedule, the Crew Dragon could be ready to carry a two-man team of NASA astronauts to the International Space Station by June 2019. A three-person crew is assigned to Starliner's first demo mission with astronauts in August 2019.

Like the crewed test flights, the maiden Crew Dragon and Starliner missions without astronauts aboard will target dockings with the space station.

Regular crew rotation missions with Crew Dragon and Starliner spacecraft could begin by the end of 2019, ending U.S. reliance on Russian Soyuz spaceships for crew transportation to low Earth orbit and back, according to NASA. But officials are concerned that schedule could be delayed if engineers encounter problems during key ground and flight tests.


The dual-engine Centaur stage assigned to the CST-100 Starliner's first Orbital Flight Test is pictured inside ULA's factory in Decatur, Alabama, earlier this year. Credit: United Launch Alliance

The Centaur set to deliver Starliner to orbit will be the first dual-engine version of the venerable upper stage to fly on an Atlas 5 rocket. The upper stage will be powered by two RL10 engines, instead of one, producing nearly 45,000 pounds of thrust.

Dual-engine Centaur stages have flown more than 160 times before on previous Atlas rocket versions, most recently in 2004 on an Atlas 2AS rocket. But all Atlas 5 missions to date have required just the single-engine configuration.

Future Starliner crew missions, along with cargo deliveries using Sierra Nevada's Dream Chaser spaceplane, will use Atlas 5 rockets featuring the dual-engine version of the Centaur upper stage.

In addition to the extra thrust, the dual-engine Centaur will allow the rocket to follow a less steep, flattened trajectory into orbit, providing more safe landing options for the crew in case of an abort.

The Atlas 5's human-rated configuration will also fly with an Emergency Detection System, an on-board computer designed to automatically detect a failure and trigger an abort.


The Atlas 5's configuration for Starliner launches. Credit: United Launch Alliance

And unlike satellite launches, the CST-100 Starliner does not require an aerodynamic fairing to cover the spacecraft, which will be a attached to the Centaur upper stage with a metallic ring. A 70-inch-long (1.8-meter) aeroskirt extension will be installed to the bottom of the Starliner spacecraft, a design change added in 2016 to resolve transonic aerodynamic problems discovered during wind tunnel testing.

Starliner's Orbital Flight Test is currently scheduled to lift off on the next Atlas 5 mission, after a gap in launch activity spanning several months following the most recent Atlas 5 launch from Cape Canaveral on Oct. 17 with a U.S. Air Force communications satellite. The launch last week marked the 250th flight of a Centaur upper stage since its first variant debuted in May 1962.
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The launch of Boeing's first Starliner spacecraft will be the 80th flight of an Atlas 5 rocket, which has amassed a flawless success record since its inaugural mission in August 2002.

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ЦитироватьULA‏Подлинная учетная запись @ulalaunch 28 мин. назад

The adapter and aeroskirt structures for @BoeingSpace's Orbital Flight Test arrived at the Cape today! Mission critical hardware--the next pieces of the #AtlasV #Starliner configuration!



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https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2018/11/13/launch-gear-arrives-for-boeings-uncrewed-flight-test/
ЦитироватьLaunch Gear Arrives for Boeing's Uncrewed Flight Test

Marie Lewis
Posted Nov 13, 2018 at 12:12 pm


Mariner sailed into Port Canaveral carrying the Launch Vehicle Adapter. Photo credit: United Launch Alliance

The Launch Vehicle Adapter (LVA) that will attach Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft to an Atlas V rocket for an uncrewed flight test to the International Space Station arrived at Cape Canaveral, Fla. Nov. 12, after traveling by ship nearly 2,000 miles from the United Launch Alliance (ULA) factory in Decatur, Ala.

Technicians unloaded the elements and they were transported for the LVA to begin integrated operations with the rocket's Centaur upper stage.
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The crated LVA rolls off Mariner. Photo credit: United Launch Alliance

The LVA is the specially-designed structure that will be fitted to the top of Centaur. It will soon be attached to the Centaur during pre-launch stacking operations and eventually support the Starliner spacecraft during launch of Boeing's Orbital Flight Test (OFT), targeted for March 2019.


The LVA is seen here readied for shipping from Decatur. Photo credit: United Launch Alliance

Also part of the LVA is the aeroskirt, which ULA designed in collaboration with Boeing and NASA for added aerodynamic stability during flight. This metallic orthogrid structure will smooth the air flow over the Starliner-Atlas V vehicle, and will separate from the vehicle after the first stage of flight during normal operations. The aeroskirt also has provisions for venting in the unlikely event the Starliner abort engines are fired.

OFT is part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program to return human spaceflight launch capability to the U.S. Following the uncrewed flight test, Boeing will launch its Crew Flight Test, which will carry two NASA astronauts and one Boeing astronaut to the International Space Station.
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https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2018/11/14/astronauts-tour-boeing-spacecraft-test-facilities/
ЦитироватьAstronauts Tour Boeing Spacecraft Test Facilities

Marie Lewis
Posted Nov 14, 2018 at 10:59 am


Commercial crew astronauts Nicole Mann, Eric Boe and Chris Feguson in El Segundo, Calif.

Astronauts slated to fly on Boeing's CST-100 Starliner for its upcoming Crew Flight Test recently toured two spacecraft testing facilities in southern California. NASA astronauts Eric Boe and Nicole Mann, and Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson, met with employees who conduct the structural and environmental testing on the spacecraft built to ferry them to the International Space Station from U.S. soil.
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NASA astronaut Eric Boe in Huntington Beach, Calif.

Upcoming environmental qualification testing is a major milestone on the road to launch. Performed at the El Segundo, Calif. test facility, it ensures that the CST-100 Starliner, designed and built in Florida, can withstand the extreme environments of space. Likewise, structural testing conducted in Huntington Beach verifies that the vehicle hardware is adequately built to withstand the pressures and load dynamics during flight.


Commercial crew astronauts Eric Boe, Chris Ferguson and Nicole Mann in Huntington Beach, Calif.

Boeing test teams will put the spacecraft through several assessments including thermal vacuum testing which simulates hot and cold temperature swings the vehicle experiences on orbit. They'll also perform acoustic testing, meant to safely shake the capsule to ensure it's been properly built, and electromagnetic testing to see whether the frequencies expected in space would cause any dangerous interference.


Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson takes a selfie with a Boeing employee in Huntington Beach, Calif.
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https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2018/11/15/launch-teams-simulate-boeing-uncrewed-flight-test-prelaunch-procedures/
ЦитироватьLaunch Teams Simulate Boeing Uncrewed Flight Test Prelaunch Procedures

Marie Lewis
Posted Nov 15, 2018 at 10:37 am


Inside the Boeing Mission Control Center at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., launch control teams for the CST-100 Starliner rehearse a fully integrated prelaunch simulation of the spacecraft's upcoming Orbital Flight Test. Boeing Spacecraft Launch Conductor Louis Atchison speaks on console to the Mission Management Team as the countdown in the launch simulation progresses.

Boeing, United Launch Alliance (ULA) and NASA completed an integrated rehearsal of prelaunch procedures for Boeing's first uncrewed test flight of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft aboard an Atlas V rocket for commercial crew missions to the International Space Station. The simulation, conducted on Nov. 7, focused on launch procedures beginning at five hours before launch, and continuing through a simulated scrub before liftoff.
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Inside the White Flight Control Room in the Mission Control Center at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Boeing's Flight Control Team rehearses prelaunch procedures for the company's Orbital Flight Test of Starliner.

The rehearsal consisted of launch teams participating fr om Boeing and NASA facilities at Kennedy Space Center in Florida and Johnson Space Center in Houston. It incorporated voice communications, pad closeout events, polling for tanking, or fueling, readiness, and discussions about conditions, including flight hardware and weather.


Boeing's Pad Team Lead, Melanie Weber, performs simulated prelaunch operations inside the Boeing Mockup Trainer for the Starliner located in Houston. As launch control teams from NASA, Boeing and ULA participate in a prelaunch rehearsal for the Starliner's upcoming Orbital Flight Test, Weber practices her launch day pad operations from inside the trainer.

Prelaunch anomalies were introduced into the rehearsal to provide opportunities for the teams to execute their resolution process. A scrub was called during the countdown rehearsal, allowing participants to test procedures for a delay and a decision to de-tank and prepare for a launch attempt the next day.

Boeing's first uncrewed test flight, known as Orbital Flight Test (OFT), is slated for launch aboard an Atlas V rocket in March 2019. This will be the first flight of the Starliner, and it is a major step toward demonstrating that the spacecraft is ready to begin carrying astronauts to the space station.


Members of NASA's launch support team gather in the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. to rehearse prelaunch operations for the Orbital Flight Test of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft. The EOC is wh ere directors for medical triage and launch rescue will execute real-time responses in the unlikely event of an emergency on launch day.

Boeing is manufacturing three Starliner spacecraft in collaboration with NASA's Commercial Crew Program. Starliner is designed to be reused up to 10 times.
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https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2018/11/21/nasas-commercial-crew-program-target-test-flight-dates-5/
ЦитироватьNASA's Commercial Crew Program Target Test Flight Dates

Marie Lewis
Posted Nov 21, 2018 at 10:00 am



The next generation of American spacecraft and rockets that will launch astronauts to the International Space Station are nearing the final stages of development and evaluation. NASA's Commercial Crew Program will return human spaceflight launches to U.S. soil, providing safe, reliable and cost-effective access to low-Earth orbit on systems that meet our safety and mission requirements.

To meet NASA's requirements, the commercial providers must demonstrate that their systems are ready to begin regular flights to the space station. Two of those demonstrations are uncrewed flight tests, known as Orbital Flight Test for Boeing, and Demo-1 for SpaceX. After the uncrewed flight tests, both companies will carry out spacecraft abort tests to demonstrate their crew escape capability during an actual on-pad, or ascent emergency. The final test flights for each company will be crew flight tests to the space station prior to being certified by NASA for crew rotation missions. The following target dates reflect the current schedule as of Tuesday, Nov. 20.

Test Flight Planning Dates:
Boeing Orbital Flight Test (uncrewed): March 2019
Boeing Pad Abort Test: Between OFT and CFT
Boeing Crew Flight Test (crewed): August 2019
SpaceX Demo-1 (uncrewed): January 7, 2019
SpaceX In-Flight Abort Test: Between Demo-1 and Demo-2
SpaceX Demo-2 (crewed): June 2019

SpaceX also completed a pad abort test in 2015. Following the test flights, NASA will review the performance data and resolve issues as necessary to certify the systems for operational missions.  Boeing, SpaceX and the Commercial Crew Program are actively working to be ready for the operational missions; however, as with all human spaceflight development, learning from each test and adjusting as necessary to reduce risk to the crew may override planning dates.

Anticipated Readiness Dates for Operational Missions:
First operational mission: August 2019
Second operational mission: December 2019

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ЦитироватьBoeing's First Flight-Worthy #Starliner: Meet the Team!

Boeing

Опубликовано: 21 нояб. 2018 г.

Boeing's Commercial Crew team at Kennedy Space Center recently completed their first Starliner. This vehicle will take Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson and his two NASA crewmates - Eric Boe and Nicole Mann - to the International Space Station on its first crewed flight next year. First, this Starliner will go to Boeing's satellite test facilities El Segundo, California that can simulate the space and launch environments it will face during its mission.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQGDl867vZUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQGDl867vZU (3:01)

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2018/11/27/first-starliner-to-launch-crew-ready-for-environmental-testing/
ЦитироватьFirst Starliner to Launch Crew Ready for Environmental Testing

Marie Lewis
Posted Nov 27, 2018 at 11:59 am


Boeing technicians carefully close Starliner's shipping container at the company's Florida factory ahead of its trip to El Segundo, Calif.

The Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft destined to fly astronauts to the International Space Station for Boeing's Crew Flight Test (CFT) as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program is ready to undergo a series of flight-like simulations similar to the actual environments the spacecraft will experience during different stages of flight.
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Boeing's first crewed Starliner finished initial production at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. and is readied for its cross-country trip.

The spacecraft recently arrived at the company's facilities in El Segundo, California for the series of tests. In order to ship the spacecraft, technicians painstakingly prepared and secured Starliner inside its shipping container on Nov. 12, before the spacecraft completed its 10-day, cross-country trip.

Now, Starliner will begin the test campaign wherein acoustic and vibration testing will simulate the environment during launch and ascent, thermal vacuum testing will expose Starliner to the extreme heat and cold it will experience in orbit, and electromagnetic interference/electromagnetic compatibility testing will make sure that those signals or radiation do not interfere with operations on Starliner or with sensitive equipment on station. The series of tests are expected to last about three months.


Starliner is unboxed inside Boeing's satellite test facilities in California to prepare for environmental qualification testing.

The company's CFT is targeted for August 2019, and will be Starliner's first flight with crew onboard. Following the CFT, Boeing will refurbish the spacecraft for regular crewed missions to the space station.

During these environmental tests, Boeing also expects to complete production in its Florida factory on the Starliner to be flown in the company's uncrewed Orbital Flight Test, targeted for March 2019.


The shipping container with Starliner's crew module arrives at Boeing's facilities in El Segundo, Calif.

Boeing is developing the Starliner spacecraft as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The spacecraft will launch on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
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ЦитироватьULA‏Подлинная учетная запись @ulalaunch 8:56 - 29 нояб. 2018 г.

One step closer to launch! The OVI stack is complete! The three-piece combination includes the ISA, dual-engine Centaur, and the LVA. The stack is vertical and ready for processing.
#AtlasV #Starliner @BoeingSpace http://bit.ly/AVStarlinerUpdates ...


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ЦитироватьULA‏Подлинная учетная запись @ulalaunch 12:21 - 11 дек. 2018 г.

All of the critical hardware for the @boeingspace CST-100 Starliner Orbital Flight Test is at the Cape! The booster was the final piece of hardware for the #AtlasV #Starliner. Proud to be part of #TeamStarliner


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https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2018/12/11/final-rocket-segment-arrives-in-florida/
ЦитироватьFinal Rocket Segment Arrives in Florida

Marie Lewis
Posted Dec 11, 2018 at 3:39 pm



The first stage of the rocket that will launch Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station on the company's uncrewed Orbital Flight Test has arrived in Cape Canaveral, Florida, completing delivery of all hardware for the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket.
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The Atlas V first stage booster rolled off of the Mariner cargo vessel on Dec. 7 at the Cape Canaveral wharf for the short drive to the Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center for receiving inspections and checkout.



Mariner is the ship that ULA uses to transport rocket segments, or stages, from the company's manufacturing plant in Decatur, Alabama to the launch site in Florida. The Atlas V stage departed the factory Nov. 28 for the journey of nearly 2,000 miles.



Early in 2019, the stage will move further north to the Vertical Integration Facility to be raised on the mobile launch platform. The twin solid rocket boosters will be mounted to the bottom of the first stage. Then, the top of the rocket stack, which consists of the interstage, Centaur upper stage and payload adapter, will be hoisted into position.

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This delivery means all of the hardware that ULA needs to launch the first Boeing Starliner has been received at the launch site for final integration.

NASA's Commercial Crew Program is working with Boeing and SpaceX to return human spaceflight launch capability to the United States. Following Boeing's Orbital Flight Test in March 2019, the Starliner will launch on the Atlas V rocket with astronauts aboard for a Crew Flight Test to the space station targeting August 2019. Boeing also will fly a pad abort test in between the uncrewed and crew test missions.

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https://tass.ru/kosmos/5901360
Цитировать12 ДЕК, 03:55
Ступень ракеты Atlas V доставили на мыс Канаверал для подготовки первого полета Starliner

НЬЮ-ЙОРК, 12 декабря. /ТАСС/. Первая ступень ракеты-носителя Atlas V доставлена на космодром на мысе Канаверал (штат Флорида) в рамках подготовки к первому испытательному полету космического корабля CTS-100 Starliner. Об этом сообщила во вторник американская компания-разработчик корабля United Launch Alliance (ULA).

По ее данным, для транспортировки ступени носителя использовалось специальное судно Mariner. Оно с грузом отправилось в путь от побережья штата Алабама 28 ноября и, преодолев 3,2 тыс. км, достигло мыса Канаверал 7 декабря. Затем ступень на грузовике довезли до центра космических полетов, предназначенного специально для управления полетами Atlas V.

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Компания ULA планирует в начале 2019 года установить первую ступень на передвижную пусковую платформу. Затем состоится монтаж боковых стартовых твердотопливных ускорителей и второй ступени, состоящей из разгонного блока Centaur и переходника к отсеку полезной нагрузки.

Atlas V - двухступенчатая ракета-носитель среднего или тяжелого класса (в зависимости от конфигурации). Максимальная длина - 62,11 м (400-я серия) или 75,77 м (500-я), диаметр - 3,8 м, стартовая масса - от 334,5 т до 546,7 т. Максимальная грузоподъемность (на низкую околоземную орбиту) - 15,26 т (400-я серии) или 18,85 т (500-я). Первая ступень оснащена российским кислородно-керосиновым ракетным двигателем РД-180 разработки НПО "Энергомаш" им. академика В. П. Глушко.

ULA намерена провести испытания корабля без экипажа перед его пилотируемым полетом. Ранее NASA назвало имена астронавтов, которые первыми совершат полеты на космических кораблях Dragon и Starliner. Starliner производства корпорации Boeing будут первыми пилотировать Эрик Боу и Крис Фергюсон, ранее уже совершавшие полеты на кораблях Space Shuttle, а также Николь Амапу-Манн, для которой предстоящий полет будет первым. Первый регулярный полет к МКС на корабле Starliner совершат Джон Кассада и Сунита Уильямс, а на Dragon - Майкл Хопкинс и Виктор Гловер.
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ЦитироватьCommercial Crew: Prepare For Launch

NASAKennedy

Опубликовано: 21 дек. 2018 г.

NASA's Commercial Crew Program and private industry partners, Boeing and SpaceX, will make history in 2019 with the return of human spaceflight launches to the International Space Station from U.S. soil. Get ready for the rocket rumble!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Pyd_ZfpxsAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Pyd_ZfpxsA (1:49)

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https://ria.ru/20190117/1549466630.html
ЦитироватьИсточник: первый корабль Starliner компании Boeing полетит к МКС 28 марта
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МОСКВА, 17 янв - РИА Новости. Первый запуск к МКС американского космического корабля Starliner, создаваемого компанией Boeing по заказу НАСА, в беспилотном режиме планируется в конце марта, в пилотируемом - в конце августа, сообщил РИА Новости в четверг источник в российской ракетно-космической отрасли.

"В рамках летных испытаний корабль Starliner полетит к МКС в беспилотном режиме 28 марта, в пилотируемом - 27 августа", - сказал собеседник агентства.
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Ранее НАСА сообщало, что запуск корабля Starliner к МКС в беспилотном режиме намечается на март 2019 года, в пилотируемом - на август 2019 года. Пилотировать корабль будут астронавты НАСА Эрик Боу и Николь Аунапу Манн, а также астронавт Boeing Кристофер Фергюсон.

Другой космический корабль Dragon-2, спроектированный компанией SpaceX, отправится к МКС в беспилотном режиме 9 февраля, в пилотируемом - в июле. Пилотировать корабль будут астронавты НАСА Роберт Бенкен и Дуглас Херли.
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https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-announces-updated-crew-assignment-for-boeing-flight-test
ЦитироватьJan. 22, 2019

NASA Announces Updated Crew Assignment for Boeing Flight Test


NASA astronaut Mike Fincke has been added to the crew of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner's Crew Flight Test. He previously served as an International Space Station flight engineer and science officer on Expedition 9, and commanded the station on Expedition 18.
Credits: NASA

NASA astronaut E. Michael "Mike" Fincke has been added to the crew of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner's Crew Flight Test, scheduled to launch later this year.

Fincke takes the place of astronaut Eric Boe, originally assigned to the mission in August 2018. Boe is unable to fly due to medical reasons; he will replace Fincke as the assistant to the chief for commercial crew in the astronaut office at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

This will be Fincke's fourth trip to space since joining the astronaut corps in 1996. He previously served as an International Space Station flight engineer and science officer on Expedition 9, and commanded the station on Expedition 18. He returned as a mission specialist for the STS-134 crew on space shuttle Endeavour's final mission. So far, the Pennsylvania native has spent 382 days in space and performed nine spacewalks.

In addition, Fincke, who is a retired U.S. Air Force colonel, has served as assistant to the chief for commercial crew in the astronaut office since 2013. In that role, he has worked closely with both Boeing and SpaceX, and with the astronauts assigned to their vehicles on the development and testing of the new spacecraft.

Fincke will begin training immediately alongside NASA's Nicole Mann and Boeing's Chris Ferguson, who were both assigned to the mission in August 2018.

The Starliner's Crew Flight Test will be the first time that the new spacecraft, which is being developed and built by Boeing as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, is launched into space with humans on board. An uncrewed flight test of the Starliner will test the spacecraft's critical systems prior to Fincke, Ferguson and Mann's launch.

Follow Fincke on Twitter at @astroironmike.

Last Updated: Jan. 22, 2019
Editor: Bob Granath

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ЦитироватьChris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF 12 мин. назад

Eric Boe has been removed from #Starliner test flight for medical reasons; but that doesn't mean his flight career is over. Many examples of astros flying later missions.

Read some of that history in @NASASpaceflight's piece here:

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2019/01/nasa-test-flight-crew-change-boeings-starliner/ ...


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Цитироватьtnt22 пишет:
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-announces-updated-crew-assignment-for-boeing-flight-test
ЦитироватьJan. 22, 2019

 NASA Announces Updated Crew Assignment for Boeing Flight Test 

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NASA astronaut E. Michael "Mike" Fincke has been added to the crew of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner's Crew Flight Test, scheduled to launch later this year.

И это при всём том, что 3 августа 2018 года пресс-служба Центра Джонсона объявила, что дублёром для этого и следующего запуска Starliner является Уилмор. Зачем тогда нужен дублёр?

Moyis

ЦитироватьKLantratov пишет:
Зачем тогда нужен дублёр?
Дублёр нужен, чтобы заменить основного в любой момент, вплоть то старта. Но он, кроме того, готовится к своей не менее важной миссии. Поэтому, если позволяет время, меняют на другого, способного успеть подготовиться. Это позволяет не создавать эффект домино и не ломать последующие экипажи.Значит до старта ещё есть время. А Финк очень способный астронавт.  

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2019/02/06/nasa-partners-update-commercial-crew-launch-dates/
ЦитироватьNASA, Partners Update Commercial Crew Launch Dates

Anna Heiney
Posted Feb 6, 2019 at 11:00 am

NASA and its Commercial Crew Program providers Boeing and SpaceX have agreed to move the target launch dates for the upcoming inaugural test flights of their next generation American spacecraft and rockets that will launch astronauts to the International Space Station.

The agency now is targeting March 2 for launch of SpaceX's Crew Dragon on its uncrewed Demo-1 test flight. Boeing's uncrewed Orbital Flight Test is targeted for launch no earlier than April.

These adjustments allow for completion of necessary hardware testing, data verification, remaining NASA and provider reviews, as well as training of flight controllers and mission managers.

The uncrewed test flights will be the first time commercially-built and operated American spacecraft designed for humans will dock to the space station. The first flights are dress rehearsals for missions with astronauts aboard the vehicles. Commercial crew has continued working toward these historic missions throughout the month of January.

"The uncrewed flight tests are a great dry run for not only our hardware, but for our team to get ready for our crewed flight tests," said Kathy Lueders, Commercial Crew Program manager. "NASA has been working together with SpaceX and Boeing to make sure we are ready to conduct these test flights and get ready to learn critical information that will further help us to fly our crews safely. We always learn from tests."

In January, SpaceX successfully completed a static fire test of its Falcon 9 with Crew Dragon atop the rocket at Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A in Florida, in preparation for Demo-1.

Boeing's CST-100 Starliner continues to undergo testing in preparation for its Orbital Flight Test, and United Launch Alliance is conducting final processing of the Atlas V rocket that will launch Starliner from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

"There still are many critical steps to complete before launch and while we eagerly are anticipating these launches, we will step through our test flight preparations and readiness reviews," said Lueders. "We are excited about seeing the hardware we have followed through development, integration, and ground testing move into flight."

NASA's Commercial Crew Program will return human spaceflight launches to U.S. soil, providing safe, reliable and cost-effective access to low-Earth orbit and the space station on systems that meet safety and performance requirements.

To meet NASA's requirements, the commercial providers must demonstrate their systems are ready to begin regular flights to the space station. After the uncrewed flight tests, Boeing and SpaceX will complete a flight test with crew prior to being certified by NASA for crew rotation missions. The following planning dates reflect inputs by the Commercial Crew Program and the two companies and are current as of Feb. 4, 2019.

Test Flight Planning Dates:
SpaceX Demo-1 (uncrewed): March 2, 2019
Boeing Orbital Flight Test (uncrewed): NET April 2019
Boeing Pad Abort Test: NET May 2019
SpaceX In-Flight Abort Test: June 2019
SpaceX Demo-2 (crewed): July 2019
Boeing Crew Flight Test (crewed): NET August 2019

SpaceX also completed a pad abort test in 2015. Following the test flights, NASA will review performance data and resolve any necessary issues to certify the systems for operational missions. Boeing, SpaceX and the Commercial Crew Program are actively working to be ready for the operational missions. As with all human spaceflight vehicle development, learning from each test and adjusting as necessary to reduce risk to the crew may override planning dates.