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The Boeing spacecraft CST-100 Starliner was launched into orbit during the first unmanned flight test on December 20 (local time). The spacecraft returned to the White Sands Experiment Station in New Mexico, USA. In the case of the ISS docking system at the International Space Station, which was originally scheduled, the timing was out of order, but the return was smoothly finished.
Speaking of spacecraft, it was common to embark by sea before, but this time there were no aviators inside and landed on land. Starliner was loaded with a dummy called Rosie, and although it could not dock on the ISS, it is said that in the process of returning, valuable data for future manned flights were collected.
Boeing says it has been able to collect 85-90% of the information the development team put forward after landing. It also added that the cause of being unable to dock to the ISS will be fixed. It is not yet clear when and in what form the next launch will take place. However, Boeing and NASA are expecting to conduct a manned flight test in 2020, and there are still some issues to be resolved by this time.
NASA has signed contracts to develop spacecraft with Boeing and SpaceX to reduce its dependence on the Russian Soyuz for transporting personnel within the ISS, but both sides are delaying plans. Accordingly, NASA inevitably extended the purchase of boarding passes for Russia and Soyuz.
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