NASA will provide live coverage of the return and landing of the uncrewed flight test for Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on Wednesday.
The Starliner is returning from the International Space Station and is scheduled to land in New Mexico, wrapping up a six-day mission testing the end-to-end capabilities of the Starliner system.
Watch the return and related activities in the video player above.
Teams are targeting White Sands Space Harbor at the U.S. Army’s White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico as the primary landing site, with a backup White Sands opportunity Friday, May 27. The spacecraft will return with more than 600 pounds of cargo, including Nitrogen Oxygen Recharge System reusable tanks that provide breathable air to station crew members. The tanks will be refilled on Earth and sent back to station on a future flight.
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The Starliner is returning from the International Space Station and is scheduled to land in New Mexico, wrapping up a six-day mission testing the end-to-end capabilities of the Starliner system.
Watch the return and related activities in the video player above.
Teams are targeting White Sands Space Harbor at the U.S. Army’s White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico as the primary landing site, with a backup White Sands opportunity Friday, May 27. The spacecraft will return with more than 600 pounds of cargo, including Nitrogen Oxygen Recharge System reusable tanks that provide breathable air to station crew members. The tanks will be refilled on Earth and sent back to station on a future flight.
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