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To: kosciusko51

“Yes, SpaceX has been much more impressive than Blue Origin. But at least Blue Origin’s capsule has gone further than Boeing’s.”

Their first test achieved orbit.

“The Boeing Starliner Orbital Flight Test (also known as Boe-OFT) 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 20 December 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 22 December 2019”


21 posted on 09/24/2021 8:23:52 AM PDT by Elderberry
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To: Elderberry

I should have been more specific: manned flight.


22 posted on 09/24/2021 9:06:51 AM PDT by kosciusko51
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