Boeing as a space agency has recently provided NASA with assistance on sending humans to the ISS from American with both their construction of the CST-100 Starliner crew capsule and their work on the SLS Avionics to return to the moon and beyond. Their ventures in GPS satellite systems and Tracking and Data Relay Satellites provide information about earth-orbiting craft to stations on the ground. They also enable research on the ISS and will be helping with the construction of the Lunar Gateway.

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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The Boeing CST-100 Starliner will undock uncrewed from the International Space Station and conduct a deorbit burn as part of its test flight, due to concerns with controllability of the service module RCS thrusters.

Following the deorbit burn the capsule will renter the Earth's atmosphere and land at the White Sands Missile Range using its parachutes.

United Launch Alliance

This is the first crewed test flight of Starliner spacecraft. It will carry NASA astronauts Barry Wilmore and
Suni Williams to the International Space Station.

CST-100 Starliner Crewed Flight Test

Low Earth Orbit

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Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

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The Commercial Crew Program (CCP) is a human spaceflight program operated by NASA, in association with American aerospace manufacturers Boeing and SpaceX. The program conducts rotations between the expeditions of the International Space Station program, transporting crews to and from the International Space Station (ISS) aboard Boeing Starliner and SpaceX Crew Dragon capsules, in the first crewed orbital spaceflights operated by private companies.

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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

The International Space Station programme is tied together by a complex set of legal, political and financial agreements between the sixteen nations involved in the project, governing ownership of the various components, rights to crewing and utilization, and responsibilities for crew rotation and resupply of the International Space Station. It was conceived in 1984 by President Ronald Reagan, during the Space Station Freedom project as it was originally called.

International Space Station

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The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

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Boeing Starliner CFT Undocking

The International Space Station (ISS) is a space station, or a habitable artificial satellite, in low Earth orbit. Its first component was launched into orbit in 1998, with the first long-term residents arriving in November 2000. It has been inhabited continuously since that date. The last pressurised module was fitted in 2011, and an experimental inflatable space habitat was added in 2016. The station is expected to operate until 2030. Development and assembly of the station continues, with several new elements scheduled for launch in 2019. The ISS is the largest human-made body in low Earth orbit and can often be seen with the naked eye from Earth. The ISS consists of pressurised habitation modules, structural trusses, solar arrays, radiators, docking ports, experiment bays and robotic arms. ISS components have been launched by Russian Proton and Soyuz rockets, and American Space Shuttles.

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Following its deorbit burn, the Boeing CST-100 Starliner will reenter the Earth's atmosphere and land uncrewed at the White Sands Missile Range using its parachutes.

Boeing Starliner CFT Landing

Spacecraft Landing

NASA will hold a post-landing news conference with the following participants:
- Joel Montalbano, deputy associate administrator, Space Operations Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington
- Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida
- Dana Weigel, manager, International Space Station, NASA Johnson
- John Shannon, vice president, Boeing Exploration Systems
- Mark Nappi, vice president and program manager, Boeing Commercial Crew Program

NASA will provide live coverage of the upcoming activities for Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft departure from the International Space Station and return to

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Starliner CFT Post-Landing News Conference

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The Tiangong space station is a space station placed in Low Earth orbit between 340 and 450 km above the surface. It will be roughly one-fifth the mass of the International Space Station and about the size of the Mir space station.

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Boeing Starliner CFT Undocking

Boeing Starliner CFT Landing

Starliner CFT Post-Landing News Conference

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