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Boeing Starliner is the first US-made crew capsule to land on the ground
engadget ^
| 12/22/2019
| Jon Fingas
Posted on 12/22/2019 4:33:43 PM PST by BenLurkin
Boeing's spacecraft landed safely at New Mexico's White Sands Missile Range at 7:58AM Eastern, making it the first US-made, crew-ready capsule to touch down on solid ground. Previous capsules from the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs all landed in the sea.
Boeing and NASA said during the briefing that they still expected a crewed flight in 2020, but that they wanted to review data before deciding the next course of action. There are still more dry runs to go, including an in-flight abort test to complement the launch abort test from November. While NASA is eager to reduce its dependence on Russian spacecraft to transport astronauts, it also wants to ensure that vehicles like Starliner and SpaceX's Crew Dragon are trustworthy before there are people aboard.
(Excerpt) Read more at engadget.com ...
TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: boeing; boeingstarliner; dsj02; nasa; starliner; ulaisforsale
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To: docman57
“Still waiting for modern era Boeing to impress me, so far they get a big yawn.”
That’s what you want on these recoveries: a big yawn; routine; nominal.
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12/22/2019 6:21:52 PM PST
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steve86
(Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc O'Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
To: docman57
"Still waiting for modern era Boeing to impress me, so far they get a big yawn. "
Being led from Chicago is questionable.
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posted on
12/22/2019 6:26:57 PM PST
by
Paladin2
(uivalent amount on ammo for same.)
To: Major Matt Mason
Spam in a can...or so it was called.
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posted on
12/22/2019 6:31:52 PM PST
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: rktman
But they did get all three parachutes.
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12/22/2019 6:47:18 PM PST
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Rio
To: Rio
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posted on
12/22/2019 8:37:18 PM PST
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rktman
( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
To: Rio
er there were suppose to be 4 parachutes.... : )
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12/22/2019 8:55:31 PM PST
by
minnesota_bound
(homeless guy. He just has more money....)
To: SunkenCiv
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12/22/2019 9:43:43 PM PST
by
fieldmarshaldj
(Dear Mr. Kotter, #Epsteindidntkillhimself - Signed, Epstein's Mother)
To: fieldmarshaldj
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posted on
12/22/2019 9:48:39 PM PST
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SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: Meatspace
If you want your own Boeing, buy an acre of land, one will arrive soon.
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12/22/2019 10:09:37 PM PST
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DesertRhino
(Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
To: blueunicorn6
And make sure the capsule is somehow connected to some kids MX Off Road RC Christmas toy, and has a power windows.
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12/22/2019 11:38:36 PM PST
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patriotfury
((May the fleas of a thousand camels occupy mo' ham mads tents!))
To: BenLurkin
There was a time when American spacecraft landing on the ground was commonplace.
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12/23/2019 5:14:41 AM PST
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jmcenanly
("The more corrupt the state, the more laws." Tacitus, Publius Cornelius)
To: Bonemaker
At least they connected all the drogue to the main chutes this go!
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