Boeing Orbital Flight Test

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The Boeing Starliner Orbital Flight Test was the first orbital mission of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, conducted by Boeing as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The mission was planned to be an eight-day test flight of the spacecraft, involving a rendezvous and docking with the International Space Station (ISS), and a landing in the western United States. The mission was launched on December 20, 2019 at 11:36:43 UTC or 06:36:43 AM EST; however an issue with the spacecraft's Mission Elapsed Time (MET) clock occurred 31 minutes into flight. This anomaly caused the spacecraft to burn into an incorrect orbit, preventing a rendezvous with the International Space Station (ISS). The mission was reduced to just two days, with the spacecraft successfully landing at White Sands Space Harbor on December 22, 2019.

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    Boeing Orbital Flight Test (NHQ201912180008) (cropped)Boeing Orbital Flight Test (NHQ201912180008) (cropped)
    Calypso sits in processing after BOE-OFTCalypso sits in processing after BOE-OFT
    CST-100 Starliner in VIFCST-100 Starliner in VIF
    AtlasV/STARLINERAtlasV/STARLINER
    CST-100 Starliner transported to SLC-41 VIF for integration (KSC-20191121-PH-KLS02 0040)CST-100 Starliner transported to SLC-41 VIF for integration (KSC-20191121-PH-KLS02 0040)
    reusable Boeing CST-100 starliner spacecraftreusable Boeing CST-100 starliner spacecraft
    CST-100 Starliner integration with Atlas V for Orbital Flight Test (KSC-20191121-PH-CSH02 0080)CST-100 Starliner integration with Atlas V for Orbital Flight Test (KSC-20191121-PH-CSH02 0080)
    An Atlas V CST-100 Starliner rocket successfully launches over a Redstone rocket at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., Dec. 20, 2019.An Atlas V CST-100 Starliner rocket successfully launches over a Redstone rocket at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., Dec. 20, 2019.
    Mobile Launcher Rollback to VAB (KSC-20191220-PH-JBS01 0011)Mobile Launcher Rollback to VAB (KSC-20191220-PH-JBS01 0011)