Starliner Crew Flight Test
On June 6, 2024, Boeing's Starliner, carrying Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, lost five small thrusters while approaching the International Space Station and docked after 3.5 hours.
Key moments
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Starliner approaches the station as thrusters begin to fail
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Commercial Crew contracts and Starliner's earlier flights
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Thruster failures at 9 km, 526 m and 260 m
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Why the thrusters overheated: NTO boiling and the Teflon poppet
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Meetings on whether to fly home in Starliner
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NASA decides Starliner returns empty on August 24
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Type A classification, three root causes and 61 recommendations
Key facts
| Vehicle | Atlas V, Crew Dragon, Starliner |
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| Mission name | Starliner Crew Flight Test |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, Florida |
| Crew | Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams |
| Crew size | 2 |
| Duration | 286 days |
| Outcome | Partial success |
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