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Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Boeing's Uncrewed Starliner Departs | International Space Station

Boeing's Uncrewed Starliner Departs | International Space Station


Boeing's uncrewed Starliner spaceraft backs away from the International Space Station moments after undocking from the Harmony module's forward port. Starliner would safely parachute to a landing at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico less than six hours later.

Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test (CFT)

Through the Commercial Crew Program (CCP), NASA is working with business partners to build rockets and spacecraft. The Commercial Crew Program has made it possible for astronauts to launch to space from the United States once again.

Learn more about NASA’s Commercial Crew Program at: 

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/

Expedition 71 Crew

Station Commander: Oleg Kononenko (Russia)

Roscosmos (Russia): Nikolai Chub, Alexander Grebenkin (Russia)

NASA: Tracy Dyson, Matthew Dominick, Mike Barrett, Jeanette Epps, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.


Image Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Image Date: Sept. 6, 2024


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