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Boeing Starliner docks to International Space Station for first time
fox ^ | Julia Musto

Posted on 05/21/2022 9:14:49 AM PDT by BenLurkin

The spacecraft made its first connection with the International Space Station's (ISS) Harmony module at 8:28 p.m. EDT.

Boeing said that – in addition to ground controllers in Houston – astronauts on the space station monitored Starliner throughout the flight and sometimes commanded the spacecraft to verify control capabilities.

The Starliner launched on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 6:54 p.m. ET on Thursday.

While docked, the crew of the station will float inside the Starliner, conduct an initial cabin tour and periodically perform system checkouts while ground controllers evaluate data gathered during its flight.

According to NASA, Starliner's hatch opening is slated to begin at 11:45 a.m. EDT on Saturday.

Starliner will depart the space station, carrying more than 600 pounds of cargo, on Wednesday, May 25.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: boeing; nasa; starliner; ulaisforsale
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1 posted on 05/21/2022 9:14:49 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

Years behind Space X. It’d be interesting to see and compare costs between the two vehicles.


2 posted on 05/21/2022 9:17:57 AM PDT by The Louiswu (We couldn't 'afford' $4 billion for Trump's wall at the southern border?)
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Boeing got a $4.5 Billion contract versus about $2.5 Billion for SpaceX yet SpaceX was 2 years earlier.
"For one, Boeing's vehicle is considerably more expensive. In 2019, the NASA inspector general estimated that NASA is paying $90 million for each Starliner seat while a seat on SpaceX's Crew Dragon costs $55 million."
3 posted on 05/21/2022 9:35:01 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: BenLurkin

It would be significant if Boeing had made their own rocket.


4 posted on 05/21/2022 10:02:03 AM PDT by arthurus (| covfefe n)
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To: The Louiswu

Boeing’s effort is essentially a government operation so the costs are naturally a lot higher.


5 posted on 05/21/2022 10:03:25 AM PDT by arthurus (| covfefe n-)
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To: The Louiswu

I’ll take Space X over Boing.

Hell , Musks rockets return and land upright. That should count for something.


6 posted on 05/21/2022 10:06:13 AM PDT by Candor7 (ObamaFascism:https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
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To: SmokingJoe

Thank you


7 posted on 05/21/2022 10:14:18 AM PDT by The Louiswu (We couldn't 'afford' $4 billion for Trump's wall at the southern border?)
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8 posted on 05/21/2022 10:16:06 AM PDT by Pollard (Don't ask if there's a conspiracy. If you're not in one, you need to start one. CA Fitts)
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To: arthurus

They have.
ULA is owned by Boeing and Lockheed.


9 posted on 05/21/2022 10:17:37 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: Candor7

It does.
Considerably lower costs.


10 posted on 05/21/2022 10:18:42 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: SmokingJoe

Atlas ?


11 posted on 05/21/2022 10:24:38 AM PDT by arthurus (| covfefe n-,)
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To: arthurus

A ton of bribes must be paid.


12 posted on 05/21/2022 10:32:49 AM PDT by Howie66 (Let's Go Brandon!!)
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To: arthurus

Yes.
Made by ULA which is jointly owned by Boeing and Lockheed.


13 posted on 05/21/2022 10:37:11 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: SmokingJoe

We need a reserved spaceway for Musks next space adventures: Speed runs approaching warp 1 out to Niribu and back.

Space vehicle development is now verging on being necessary in space itself.There is no room on terra for the really interesting stuff.


14 posted on 05/21/2022 10:45:34 AM PDT by Candor7 (ObamaFascism:https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
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To: SmokingJoe

Top speed of the Space x heavy lift rocket is 31,471 mph.Thats the Mars mission rocket.


15 posted on 05/21/2022 10:52:10 AM PDT by Candor7 (ObamaFascism:https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
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To: All

Like all such things, devil in details.

Return flight of astronauts will be into the Atlantic Ocean for SpaceX Dragon, with accompanying costs left out for relevant ships and their crews for recovery.

Starliner returns crews in a Soyuz method, onto the ground at landing sites of White Sands, Edwards etc. Much cheaper.


16 posted on 05/21/2022 10:52:30 AM PDT by Owen
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To: BenLurkin

Sure hope that Boeing remembers to notify their astronauts/passengers about the departure gate & time before the next launch... /s


17 posted on 05/21/2022 11:48:09 AM PDT by SuperLuminal
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To: Owen

SpaceX does their own splashdown recovery with their own fleet of ships. The government isn’t responsible except for the USCG enforcement of an exclusion zone.


18 posted on 05/21/2022 11:56:00 AM PDT by Campion (Everything is a grace, everything is the direct effect of our Father's love - Little Flower)
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To: Candor7

Yes, it is the reusability that the Space Shuttle was supposed to give us and never did. They have an amazing system. But I can’t help but wonder if they are cutting corners, and it is just a matter of time before it catches up with them. I hope not.


19 posted on 05/21/2022 1:34:43 PM PDT by beef (Let’s go Baizuo!)
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To: Campion

Doesn’t matter. USCG isn’t free, and those SpaceX vessels and crew have to be in the bid, which can be underbid at first.

About the only thing I see in SpaceX favor is Atlas V uses Russian rockets. Actually SpaceX does too, but in an indirect way. Russia builds very good rocket.


20 posted on 05/21/2022 1:37:09 PM PDT by Owen
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