WORLDTECHNASA plans unpiloted Starliner test flight at end of year
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Veteran astronaut Warren “Woody” Hoburg will command the mission, joined by other crew members to be named later. If the unpiloted test flight goes well, NASA and Boeing hope to launch a piloted Starliner flight in mid 2028, officials said Monday, incorporating redesigned propulsion system valves, more robust subsystems and other modifications expected to prevent the sort of failures that occurred in 2024. NASA is a space exploration and public company founded in 1958. Boeing is a space-based economy and aerospace company based in Seattle.
NASA astronaut Warren “Woody” Hoburg, the newly named commander of the Starliner-2 mission, talks about the work done by NASA and Boeing in preparation for the upcoming uncrewed flight of the next CST-100 Starliner spacecraft. NASA wants to bring Boeing back into the mix as soon as possible to ensure a sustained U.S. capability to carry astronauts and researchers to the International Space Station through its planned retirement in 2030.
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https://spaceflightnow.com/2026/09/29/nasa-plans-unpiloted-starliner-test-flight-at-end-of-year/