Boeing Crewed Flight Test
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Boeing Crew Flight Test (Boe-CFT) will be the first crewed mission of the Boeing Starliner and the third orbital flight test of the Starliner overall after the two uncrewed orbital flight tests, Boe-OFT and Boe-OFT 2 in 2019 and 2022. The flight was scheduled for liftoff at 2:34 on 7 May UTC (May 6, 2024, at 10:34 PM EDT), but was scrubbed about two hours before liftoff. The cause of the scrub was due to an oxygen valve problem on the United Launch Alliance's (ULA) Atlas V.[lower-alpha 2][2][3] Since the inital scrub, the launch has been repeatedly delayed due to a helium leak in the Starliner service module.[4] The launch was rescheduled for no earlier than 1 June 2024 at 16:25 UTC (Saturday, June 1, 2024 at 12:25 PM EDT).[5]
Names | Boe-CFT[1] |
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Mission type | Test flight |
Operator | Boeing Defense, Space & Security |
Mission duration | ~8 days (planned) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Boeing Starliner Calypso |
Spacecraft type | Boeing Starliner |
Manufacturer | Boeing Defense, Space & Security |
Crew | |
Crew size | 2 |
Members | |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | NET 1 June 2024 at 16:25 UTC (June 1, 2024 at 12:25 PM EDT) |
Rocket | Atlas V N22[lower-alpha 1] |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral, SLC-41 |
Contractor | United Launch Alliance |
End of mission | |
Landing date | TBD |
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 |
Docking date | TBD (planned) |
Undocking date | TBD (planned) |
Time docked | TBD (planned) |
Williams (left) and Wilmore (Right) |
The first crewed flight test was initially planned to occur in 2017.[6] Various delays pushed the launch of the CFT mission to no earlier than 21 July 2023,[7] but Boeing announced in August 2023 that it would be delayed to no earlier than March 2024 due to issues with the parachute system and wiring harnesses and further investigations.[8]
The mission will entail flying a crew of two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station for a one-week test flight and then returning the crew via a ground landing in the American Southwest. The spacecraft was integrated with the Atlas launch vehicle on 16 April 2024 in preparation for launch.[9]