Boeing & NASA - Orbital Flight Test (OFT) patch.
December 20, 2019
Image above: A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft launches from Space Launch Complex 41, Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.. Photo Credits: NASA/Joel Kowsky.
After a successful launch at 6:36 a.m. EST Friday on the ULA Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner is in an unplanned, but stable orbit.
Starliner status update
The team is assessing what test objectives can be achieved before a safe return of the spacecraft to land in White Sands, New Mexico. NASA and Boeing officials held a post-launch news conference Friday morning.
Related article:
Liftoff! Atlas V Clears the Launch Pad with Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner Spacecraft
https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2019/12/liftoff-atlas-v-clears-launch-pad-with.html
Related links:
Live Coverage Information: NASA Live: https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive
CST-100 Starliner: https://www.boeing.com/space/starliner/
Image (mentioned), Video, Text, Credits: NASA/Mark Garcia/NASA TV/SciNews.
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