Boeing Starliner
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crew capsule manufactured by Boeing
Key facts
- Manufacturer
- Boeing Defense, Space & Security
- Country of origin
- United States
- Operator
- Boeing Defense, Space & Security
- Applications
- ISS crew transport
- Website
- boeing .com /starliner
- Spacecraft type
- Capsule
- Payload capacity
- To ISS : 4 crew and 100 kg (220 lb) cargo
- Crew capacity
- Up to 7
- Volume
- 11 m (390 cu ft)
- Regime
- Low Earth orbit
- Design life
- 60 hours (free flight) 7 months (docked)
- Length
- 5.03 m (16.5 ft) (Capsule and service module</span>"}]]}'>SM )
- Diameter
- 4.56 m (15 ft)
- Status
- Active
- Maiden launch
- Uncrewed: December 20, 2019, Crewed: June 5, 2024
- Launch vehicle
- Atlas V N22
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
The Boeing Starliner (or CST-100) is a spacecraft designed to transport crew to and from the International Space Station (ISS) and other low-Earth-orbit destinations. Under development by Boeing under NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP), it consists of a reusable crew capsule and an expendable service module.
Slightly larger than the Apollo command module or SpaceX Crew Dragon, but smaller than the Orion capsule, the Starliner can accommodate a crew of up to seven, though NASA plans to fly no more than four. It can remain docked to the ISS for up to seven months and is launched on an Atlas V N22 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 41 in Florida.
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