Boeing Starliner spacecraft completed its Earth return schedule, however, no astronauts were aboard. A design that was supposed to bring NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore. And Suni Williams back from the International Space Station had the capsule coming off the station in autonomous mode. No transporter of the astronauts was engaged, for safety reasons. Who will have to wait for a SpaceX Crew Dragon in February. And end up on ISS for eight months instead of eight days.
Missed True Target, Outcome Satisfactory – Basement BoeingÂ
The Starliner’s return flight was successful. And the capsule landed on Earth at the facility of White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico. Post which was aided by par parachutes that reduced speed during descent. The officials confirmed that they were happy with the day’s result. But they voiced their regret that the steps have fared too poorly. Dismissing that safety is a problem, national aeronautics. And space administration commercial crew program manager. Steve Stich pointed out the desirability of every form of spacecraft coming back safely. And the charge that steps taken would help in enhancing that in the future.
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Starliner encountered a slew of problems after launch which was on the 5th of June from Cape Canaveral in Florida. Designed to push fuel into the propulsion system, helium system had leaks and they had thrusters which did not work. Boeing and NASA engineers spent months during the diagnosis and in August, however, NASA came to the conclusion that given the condition of Starliner, it would not be possible to bring the astronauts back.
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There were usage tensions between NASA and Boeing regarding the spacecraft’s safety. Whereas Boeing is of the view that the capsule is safe for the alien astronauts, NASA remained unconvinced due to uncertainty and constraining modeling. NASA’s decision to send the astronauts back in a separate spacecraft reflects caution on their part.
Next Steps for Boeing’s Starliner
After the landings Boeing’s references where non existent during the news briefing with NASA taking all the air space. Boeing published a non opinion might hey appreciate the effort made by the team and move on to analyze the information gathered or make a statement. Stich euphemistically accepted that not once during the mission was lost though further development efforts rather ahead are necessary for safe execution of crewed flights in the future.
