Boeing Crewed Flight Test
Boeing Crew Flight Test (Boe CFT) will be the first crewed mission of the Boeing Starliner and the third orbital flight test of the Starliner overall after the two uncrewed flight tests, OFT-1 and OFT-2 in 2019 and 2022.
| Names | Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test |
|---|---|
| Mission type | ISS crew transport test |
| Operator | Boeing |
| Mission duration | ~7 days (planned) T−16 days until launch |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Starliner Calypso |
| Spacecraft type | Starliner |
| Manufacturer | Boeing |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 2 |
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| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 7 May 2024, 02:34 UTC (planned) |
| Rocket | Atlas V N22 |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, SLC-41 |
| Contractor | United Launch Alliance |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | May 2024 |
| Landing site | White Sands Missile Range |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Inclination | 51.66° |
| Docking with International Space Station | |
| Docking port | Harmony Forward |
| Docking date | May 2024 |
| Undocking date | May 2024 |
| Time docked | 6 days (planned) |
(L-R) Williams and Wilmore | |
The first crewed test flight test was initially planned to occur in 2017. Various delays had pushed the launch of the CFT mission to no earlier than 21 July 2023, but Boeing announced in August 2023 that it would be delayed to no earlier than March 2024 due to issues with the parachute system and wiring harnesses and further investigations. The flight is scheduled for 6 May 2024. The mission entails flying a crew of two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station for a one-week test flight. The spacecraft was integrated with the Atlas launch vehicle on April 16, 2024 in preparation for launch.