NASA Announces Boeing Starliner Launch Date – It Will Be A History Maker

Boeing Starliner Artist Rendition
Artist Rendition of the Boeing Starliner Credit: Boeing

After two uncrewed flight tests and years of delays due to technical issues, NASA announced today that the first manned Boeing Starliner Crew Capsule now has a launch date.  NASA’s Phil McAlister said today during a NASA Advisory Council Committee meeting that Starliner is on track to launch aboard an Atlas V rocket on April 14, 2024 from Cape Canaveral. Backup opportunities are available April 15th and 18th. 

Private Aerospace Firms Want Port Canaveral Expansion

Reprinted With Permission: Story by Jim Turner, News Service of Florida

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 booster is lifted onto a transport cradle at Port Canaveral. Photo: Richard Gallagher/FMN

Private aerospace leaders want Florida lawmakers to consider steps to streamline local regulations, expand a pool of workers such as machinists and welders and provide more dock space for the industry at Port Canaveral.

SpaceX’s Starship Launch Culminates in Unexpected RUD: An Onsite Report from Boca Chica

In an event that captivated space enthusiasts worldwide, SpaceX’s latest Starship vehicle, hailed as the most powerful rocket ever manufactured, encountered an unexpected conclusion in its test flight early this morning. The day began with an air of excitement and anticipation as crowds gathered at Boca Chica, Texas, with the closure of Boca Chica Blvd. at midnight.

SpaceX’s Starship Had a Spectacular Liftoff, But Then …

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Starship OFT -2 Launces from Space X’s Starbase in Boca Chica, TX at 7:02 AM This morning. Photo: Richard Gallagher/FMN

SpaceX’s new Starship Superheavy launch vehicle experienced it’s second Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly (RUD) in as many test flights Saturday morning. (That’s space geek talk for “it blew up”).

BREAKING NEWS: SpaceX Given a “Go” by the FAA For Friday Morning Starship Launch Attempt

Starship on the pad
Starship 25 sits on the pad at Starbase, Boca Chica, TX awaiting its test flight, scheduled for Friday, November 17th. Photo by : Richard Gallagher/FMN

The FAA announced on Twitter at 4:15 ET today that it has granted a launch license to SpaceX for the second orbital launch attempt of the Starship SuperHeavy rocket.