NASA, Boeing Press Ahead For Crewed Starliner Test Flight

Starliner opens its main parachutes as it lands at White Sands Missile Range’s Space Harbor on May 25.
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
HOUSTON—Though pleased with the outcome of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner’s uncrewed roundtrip test flight to the International Space Station (ISS), NASA and its commercial crew partner have much to assess—and perhaps a few items that must be altered—before a crewed version will be able to lift off...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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