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| Names | Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test |
|---|---|
| Mission type | ISS crew transport |
| Operator | Boeing |
| COSPAR ID | 2024-109A  |
| SATCAT no. | 59968 |
| Mission duration | ~14 days (planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Starliner Calypso |
| Spacecraft type | Starliner |
| Manufacturer | Boeing |
| Launch mass | . |
| Landing mass | . |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 2 |
| Members | |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 2022 (planned) |
| Rocket | Atlas V N22 |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, SLC-41 |
| Contractor | United Launch Alliance |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 2022 (planned) |
| Landing site | White Sands Missile Range |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Inclination | 51.66° |
| Docking with International Space Station | |
| Docking port | Harmony Forward or Zenith |
| Time docked | 12-13 days (planned) |
| Commercial Crew Development← Boeing OFT-2 Boeing Starliner flights← Boeing OFT-2Boeing Starliner-1 → | |
Boeing Crew Flight Test (Boe CFT) will be the first crewed mission of the Boeing Starliner to the International Space Station, and the third orbital flight test of the Starliner overall after the two uncrewed flight tests, OFT-1 and OFT-2. Though the launch date for the mission was scheduled for late 2021, the delay of OFT-2 to early 2022 has pushed the launch of the CFT mission further into 2022. It will fly with a crew of two NASA astronauts, who will remain aboard the ISS for a two week test flight.
Capsule
NASA announced that Boeing prepared to reassemble the vehicle for flight, following multiple checkouts, for the CFT mission in August 2020, and that new parachutes and airbags would be fitted. The CFT capsule's docking system has been modified to accommodate the new re-entry cover that debuted on the OFT-2 test flight.
Crew
On 18 April 2022, NASA said that it has not finalized which of the cadre of Starliner astronauts, including Barry Wilmore, Michael Fincke, and Sunita Williams, will fly on this mission or the first operational Starliner mission.
Nicole Aunapu Mann was initially assigned to this mission, which would have made her the first woman to fly on the maiden crewed flight of an orbital spacecraft, but was subsequently reassigned to the SpaceX Crew-5 mission as the first female commander of a NASA Commercial Crew Program launch. Due to medical reasons, Eric Boe, who was originally assigned to the mission in August 2018 as pilot was replaced by Michael Fincke on 22 January 2019. Boe will replace Fincke as the assistant to the chief for commercial crew in the astronaut office at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson was originally assigned to the flight as commander, but he was replaced by NASA astronaut Barry Wilmore on 7 October 2020. Ferguson cited family reasons for the replacement. Matthew Dominick replaced him on the backup crew.
| Position | Crew member | |
|---|---|---|
| Spacecraft Commander |  Barry Eugene Wilmore, NASA
| |
| Pilot | Sunita Williams, NASA
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| Position | Crew member | |
|---|---|---|
| Spacecraft Commander | Michael Fincke, NASA
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Mission
The third Atlas V N22 launch vehicle variant will launch the Starliner with a crew of three to four. The vehicle will dock with the International Space Station, and return to Earth under parachutes for a ground-landing in the United States. Boeing teams continue refurbishing the crew module from the OFT-1 mission for the Crew Flight Test. Originally the mission was scheduled to fly a shorter mission of about two weeks, although it had been speculated for sometime that, due to delays to the Commercial Crew Program, Boe CFT would be extended to a full-fledged ISS crew rotation mission. In April 2019, NASA announced the mission had been fully extended to a crew rotation mission. Later, NASA said it will likely have a duration of about five to seven days. This will be the first launch of a crewed spacecraft by an Atlas V launch vehicle. As of October 2021, Boe CFT is expected to launch sometime in 2022, conditional on the successful completion of the OFT-2 mission.
See also
- Commercial Crew Development
- SpaceX Dragon 2
- Crew Dragon Demo-2, SpaceX's first crewed mission of their capsule
References
- Clark, Stephen (25 August 2020). "Boeing plans second Starliner test flight in December 2020 or January 2021". Spaceflight Now. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ Clark, Stephen (18 May 2022). "Starliner astronauts eager to see results of crew capsule test flight". Spaceflight Now. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- Potter, Sean (6 October 2021). "NASA Announces Astronaut Changes for Upcoming Commercial Crew Missions" (Press release). NASA. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022.
- Granath, Bob (22 January 2019). "NASA Announces Updated Crew Assignment for Boeing Flight Test" (Press release). NASA. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Roulette, Joey (7 October 2020). "Boeing's top Starliner astronaut pulls out of space mission role". Reuters. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- Evans, Ben (13 February 2021). "Lindgren, Hines Assigned to Crew-4 Dragon Mission, Will Launch Next Year". AmericaSpace.com. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- Berger, Eric (13 April 2021). "It now seems likely that Starliner will not launch crew until early 2022". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- Foust, Jeff (13 August 2021). "Starliner test flight faces months-long delay". SpaceNews. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
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