CST-100 Starliner Orbital Flight Test 2 (OFT-2)
Atlas V N22
United Launch Alliance
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Crew
Rosie the Astronaut
Status: Active
11/1/2019 -
Nationality: Earthling
Type: Non-Human
First Flight: 12/20/2019
Last Flight: 5/19/2022
Rosie the Astronaut is an Anthropomorphic Test Device (ATD), named after the iconic WWII character, Rosie the Riveter.
It will launch aboard the Boeing Starliner for its inaugural uncrewed flight to the International Space Station and back.
Mission
CST-100 Starliner Orbital Flight Test 2 (OFT-2)
Type: Test Flight
Launch Cost: $110,000,000
This is the second uncrewed test flight for the Starliner spacecraft. Reflight of the OFT mission will allow Boeing to demonstrate readiness of the spacecraft and implement corrections to the problems which were found during the first OFT flight.
Trajectory
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Location
Space Launch Complex 41
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
843 rockets have launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, USA.
Rocket
Atlas V N22 – United Launch Alliance
Family: Atlas
Length: 58 m
Diameter: 3.8 m
Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 13034 kg
The Atlas V N22 was manufactured by United Launch Alliance with the first launch on . Atlas V N22 has 2 successful launches and 0 failed launches with a total of 2 launches. The Atlas V N22 is a crew rated variant of the Atlas V 422 – it sports two solid motor strap on boosters with two liquid fueled stages. It will be primarly used to support NASA’s Commercial Crew program by taking the CST-100 to orbit.
Agency
United Launch Alliance
Type: Commercial
Abbreviation: ULA
Administration: CEO: Tory Bruno
Founded: 2006
Launchers: Atlas | Delta IV | Vulcan
Spacecraft: CST-100 Starliner
Country: USA
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg.
“Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.” (JFK).
We will be watching the launch of a future Space museum artifact.
CONGRATS!!! JOB WELL DONE! We are back in business, I have faith in Boeing, NASA and the “GOOD OLE USA”!!!
Great success Boeing / NASA and as the old saying goes: ” you never fail until you stop trying”.
The sky is the limit again folks, bring it on .!
You had a couple of Aussies going blue here at lift off but all good now we are breathing again.!