Starliner spacecraft

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crewed spacecraft orbital spacecraft space capsule

The Starliner spacecraft is Boeing’s crewed space capsule designed to transport astronauts to and from low Earth orbit, including missions to the International Space Station.

Aliases (3)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	crewed spacecraft → orbital spacecraft → space capsule →
abortSystem	pusher-type launch abort system →
alsoKnownAs	CST-100 Starliner →
competition	SpaceX Crew Dragon →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
crewCapacity	7 →
crewEscapeCapability	launch escape during ascent →
crewModule	Starliner crew module →
customer	NASA →
designedFor	NASA Commercial Crew Program →
dockingSystem	NASA Docking System →
dockingTarget	International Docking Adapter on ISS →
firstCrewedTestFlight	June 2024 →
firstCrewedTestFlightCrew	Barry Wilmore → Sunita Williams →
firstCrewedTestFlightMission	Boe-CFT (Crew Flight Test) →
firstUncrewedTestFlight	December 2019 →
firstUncrewedTestFlightMission	Boe-OFT (Orbital Flight Test) →
guidanceNavigationControl	autonomous rendezvous and docking capability →
heatShield	ablative heat shield →
intendedUse	regular crew rotation missions to ISS →
landingMode	land landing →
landingSites	Dugway Proving Ground → White Sands Missile Range → Willcox Playa →
landingSystem	parachutes and airbags →
launchComplex	Space Launch Complex 41 →
launchSite	Cape Canaveral Space Force Station →
launchVehicle	Atlas V N22 → Vulcan Centaur →
lifeSupport	environmental control and life support system for crew →
manufacturer	Boeing →
operator	Boeing →
orbitRegime	low Earth orbit →
powerSource	solar arrays on service module →
primaryMission	transport astronauts to low Earth orbit → transport astronauts to the International Space Station →
program	NASA Commercial Crew Program →
propulsion	service module orbital maneuvering and attitude control thrusters →
reusability	designed for up to 10 missions per capsule → partially reusable →
secondUncrewedTestFlight	May 2022 →
secondUncrewedTestFlightMission	Boe-OFT-2 →
serviceModule	Starliner service module →
status	in test and early operational phase as of 2024 →
targetDestination	International Space Station →
typicalCrewSize	4 →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Starliner spacecraft ("CST-100 Starliner") →	alsoKnownAs
NASA Docking System ("Boeing CST-100 Starliner") →	compatibleWith
Commercial Crew Program ("Boeing CST-100 Starliner") →	developsVehicle
Boeing →	notableProgram
Starliner spacecraft ("Starliner service module") →	serviceModule
Space Transportation System ("Boeing CST-100 Starliner") →	successorVehicle
NASA Docking System ("Boeing CST-100 Starliner") →	usedOn
International Space Station program →	usesSpacecraft