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== Mission ==
== Mission ==
This mission will be the first reuse of a Starliner spacecraft. The vehicle was initially flown as the first uncrewed [[Boeing Orbital Flight Test|Orbital Flight Test]] mission in December 2019. On 22 December 2019, commander Sunita Williams announced the name "Calypso" for the spacecraft.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=Astro_Suni|number=1208780116630876160|date=22 December 2019|title=Thanking two mission control personnel |last=Williams|first=Sunita}} {{PD-notice}}</ref> Calypso will now be used for [[Boeing Crewed Flight Test|Boe-CFT]] as Spacecraft 2 is used for [[Boeing Orbital Flight Test 2|Starliner Orbital Flight Test-2]].
This mission was to be the first reuse of a Starliner spacecraft. That vehicle was initially flown as the first uncrewed [[Boeing Orbital Flight Test|Orbital Flight Test]] mission in December 2019. On 22 December 2019, commander Sunita Williams announced the name "Calypso" for the spacecraft.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=Astro_Suni|number=1208780116630876160|date=22 December 2019|title=Thanking two mission control personnel |last=Williams|first=Sunita}} {{PD-notice}}</ref> Calypso will now be used for [[Boeing Crewed Flight Test|Boe-CFT]] instead. Spacecraft 2, which was used for [[Boeing Orbital Flight Test 2|Starliner Orbital Flight Test-2]] will instead be flying this mission.


[[Jeanette Epps]] was added to the Starliner-1 mission on 25 August 2020.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=Boeing|number=1298282856544972800|date=25 August 2020|title=The Starliner team is adding a new NASA astronaut |author=Boeing}}</ref> Koichi Wakata was officially added to the Starliner-1 mission on 21 May 2021 but then reassigned to SpaceX Crew-5 mission in October 2022.<ref name="wakata"/><ref name="nasa-20211006">{{cite press release |url=https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-announces-astronaut-changes-for-upcoming-commercial-crew-missions|title=NASA Announces Astronaut Changes for Upcoming Commercial Crew Missions|publisher=NASA|date=6 October 2021|access-date=7 October 2021}} {{PD-notice}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|number=1447753014777810947|user=jaxa_wdc|title=JAXA has announced their WAKATA Koichi @Astro_Wakata is headed for the International Space Station aboard SpaceX's…|date=12 October 2021}}</ref>
[[Jeanette Epps]] was added to the Starliner-1 mission on 25 August 2020.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=Boeing|number=1298282856544972800|date=25 August 2020|title=The Starliner team is adding a new NASA astronaut |author=Boeing}}</ref> Koichi Wakata was officially added to the Starliner-1 mission on 21 May 2021 but then reassigned to SpaceX Crew-5 mission in October 2022.<ref name="wakata"/><ref name="nasa-20211006">{{cite press release |url=https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-announces-astronaut-changes-for-upcoming-commercial-crew-missions|title=NASA Announces Astronaut Changes for Upcoming Commercial Crew Missions|publisher=NASA|date=6 October 2021|access-date=7 October 2021}} {{PD-notice}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|number=1447753014777810947|user=jaxa_wdc|title=JAXA has announced their WAKATA Koichi @Astro_Wakata is headed for the International Space Station aboard SpaceX's…|date=12 October 2021}}</ref>

Revision as of 16:16, 28 February 2023

Boeing Starliner-1
Calypso being processed at Boeing's Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility in January 2020
Mission typeCrewed mission to ISS
OperatorBoeing
Mission duration180 days (planned)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftStarliner Spacecraft 2
ManufacturerBoeing
Launch mass13,000 kg (29,000 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date2024[1]
RocketAtlas V N22
Launch siteCape Canaveral, SLC-41
ContractorUnited Launch Alliance
End of mission
Landing dateNET 2024
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination51.66°
Docking with ISS
Docking portHarmony zenith
Time docked180 days (planned)
 

Boeing Starliner-1[2] is planned to be the first operational crew mission of the Boeing Starliner to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the Commercial Crew Program. It would be the fourth orbital flight mission of the Starliner overall.[3] It is scheduled to launch no earlier than 2024, transporting members of a future ISS Expedition.[1]

Crew

As this marks the first operational flight of Starliner, a Russian cosmonaut is not expected to be on board as Roscosmos has stated they do not want to put Russian cosmonauts on Starliner until it has flown successful Commercial Crew Program flights.[4] On 21 May 2021 NASA announced JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata as the fourth member of the crew, in cooperation with JAXA as NASA's international partner, but in October 2021 reassigned him to the October 2022 SpaceX Crew-5 mission.[5]

On 18 April 2022, NASA said that it has not finalized which of the cadre of Starliner astronauts, including Barry Wilmore, Michael Fincke, and Sunita Williams, will fly on the CFT mission or this mission.[6] On 16 June 2022, NASA confirmed that CFT will be a two-person flight test, and Williams will be reassigned for the CFT mission. NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps continues to prepare for an upcoming long duration mission aboard Starliner-1. NASA also has identified backup flight opportunities for Epps on the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft for additional scheduling and resource flexibility. Epps has begun cross-training on the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft to prepare for this possibility.[7]

On 30 September 2022, Scott D. Tingle was assigned as commander and Michael Fincke as pilot.[8]

Prime crew
Position Crew member
Commander United States Scott D. Tingle, NASA
Second spaceflight
Pilot United States Michael Fincke, NASA
Fourth spaceflight
Mission Specialist 1 United States Jeanette Epps[9], NASA
First spaceflight
Mission Specialist 2 TBA, TBA

Mission

This mission was to be the first reuse of a Starliner spacecraft. That vehicle was initially flown as the first uncrewed Orbital Flight Test mission in December 2019. On 22 December 2019, commander Sunita Williams announced the name "Calypso" for the spacecraft.[10] Calypso will now be used for Boe-CFT instead. Spacecraft 2, which was used for Starliner Orbital Flight Test-2 will instead be flying this mission.

Jeanette Epps was added to the Starliner-1 mission on 25 August 2020.[11] Koichi Wakata was officially added to the Starliner-1 mission on 21 May 2021 but then reassigned to SpaceX Crew-5 mission in October 2022.[5][12][13]

Michael Fincke was assigned as back-up for Sunita Williams on Boe-CFT.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Foust, Jeff (3 November 2022). "First Starliner crewed flight further delayed". SpaceNews. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Commercial Crew Press Kit". nasa.gov. NASA. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ "Boeing's Starliner Makes Progress Ahead of Flight Test with Astronauts". NASA Commercial Crew. NASA. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ "NASA official sees possibility of expanding integrated flight deal with Russia". TASS. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  5. ^ a b "NASA, Boeing target July 30 for redo of Starliner test flight to ISS". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  6. ^ Clark, Stephen (18 May 2022). "Starliner astronauts eager to see results of crew capsule test flight". Spaceflight Now. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  7. ^ a b Potter, Sean (16 June 2022). "NASA Updates Astronaut Assignments for Boeing Starliner Test Flight". NASA. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  8. ^ "NASA Updates Crew Assignments for First Starliner Crew Rotation Flight". NASA. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  9. ^ "NASA Expresses Confidence in Boeing's Starliner as it Reassigns Crews to SpaceX". Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  10. ^ Williams, Sunita [@Astro_Suni] (22 December 2019). "Thanking two mission control personnel" (Tweet) – via Twitter. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  11. ^ Boeing [@Boeing] (25 August 2020). "The Starliner team is adding a new NASA astronaut" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ^ "NASA Announces Astronaut Changes for Upcoming Commercial Crew Missions" (Press release). NASA. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  13. ^ @jaxa_wdc (12 October 2021). "JAXA has announced their WAKATA Koichi @Astro_Wakata is headed for the International Space Station aboard SpaceX's…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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