DATE SET FOR BOEING STARLINER ORBITAL TEST FLIGHT

Hey Space Placers!

BIG NEWS!

NASA and Boeing recently announced that December 17, 2019, will be the anticipated launch date for Orbital Flight Test -1 of Boeing's CST 100 Starliner. It will be an uncrewed mission to the International Space Station (ISS).

This is a critical step forward for NASA's Commercial Crew Program which was designed to return human spaceflight capability to NASA via commercial partners Boeing and SpaceX/

Boeing's Orbital Flight Test - 1 CST 100 Starliner Being mated to its Service Module.
Credit: Boeing via Ars Technica.com

Both Boeing and SpaceX are way behind schedule in returning American human spaceflight capability to NASA since the Space Shuttle was retired in 2011. A successful mission of Starliner would be a huge step forward.

I will be at sea in the South Pacific when the planned launch date occurs but I will be watching!

Sky Guy in VA