Boeing Starliner Calypso
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Boeing Starliner Calypso (Spacecraft 3) is a space capsule manufactured by Boeing and used in NASA's Commercial Crew Program. On 20 December 2019, Calypso launched on the Boeing Orbital Flight Test mission, an uncrewed test flight of Starliner to the International Space Station. The spacecraft was scheduled to dock to the ISS and then return to Earth following a week in space, although due to several software issues the spacecraft was unable to rendezvous with the station and landed after two days in space, resulting in Boeing needing to schedule a second Orbital Flight Test. It flew with two astronauts for Starliner Crewed Flight Test on its second mission in June 2024.
Calypso | |
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Type | Space capsule |
Class | Boeing Starliner |
Eponym | RV Calypso |
Serial no. | Spacecraft 3 |
Owner | Boeing Defense, Space & Security |
Manufacturer | Boeing Defense, Space & Security |
Specifications | |
Dimensions | 5 m × 4.5 m (16 ft × 15 ft) |
Launch mass | 13,000 kg (29,000 lb) |
Power | Solar cells; 2.9 kW (3.9 hp) |
Rocket | Atlas V N22[lower-alpha 1] |
History | |
Location | Low Earth Orbit |
First flight |
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Last flight |
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Flights | 2 |
Flight time | Currently in orbit |
Boeing Starliners | |