# \#starliner
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## [Weekly Space Report: Moon Missions Getting Closer!](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/weekly-space-report-moon-missions-getting-closer/6284)
**Author:** [@pturmel](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/pturmel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [21 February 2026 16:42 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/weekly-space-report-moon-missions-getting-closer/6284 "2026-02-21T16:42:15Z")
Highlights: TX Pad 2 Full Water Deluge testing Booster 19 Engine install spotted through Megabay door Pad 2 Quick Disconnect full speed testing Pad 1 conversion Sheet Piles install proceeding …
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## [Boeing Starliner “Hangar Queen” Crew Flight Test Delayed Again](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/boeing-starliner-hangar-queen-crew-flight-test-delayed-again/3256)
**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
**Replies:** 52\
**Last updated:** [20 February 2026 12:01 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/boeing-starliner-hangar-queen-crew-flight-test-delayed-again/3256 "2026-02-20T12:01:57Z")
A Boeing official said Thursday that the company was “standing down” from an attempt to launch the Starliner spacecraft on July 21 to focus on recently discovered issues with the vehicle. ⋮ The issues …
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## [Weekly Space Report: Butch's Harrowing Starliner Narrative](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/weekly-space-report-butchs-harrowing-starliner-narrative/5884)
**Author:** [@pturmel](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/pturmel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [12 April 2025 14:57 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/weekly-space-report-butchs-harrowing-starliner-narrative/5884 "2025-04-12T14:57:14Z")
Highlights: Booster 14 returns to production site Mega Bay 1 for final prep Pad B flame trench parts and pipes moving into place, ridge piece identified. Production site demolition continuing for f…
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## [Weekly Space Report: Starliner comes home](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/weekly-space-report-starliner-comes-home/4875)
**Author:** [@pturmel](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/pturmel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [7 September 2024 14:55 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/weekly-space-report-starliner-comes-home/4875 "2024-09-07T14:55:30Z")
Highlights: Various Tower One work, catch motion rehearsals Tower Two top reinforcing beams installed Ship 31 moved for test campaign at Masseys Falcon 9: Starlink 8-10, Starlink 9-5, Starlink 8…
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## [Weekly Space Report: Spectacular RUD by Rocket Factory Augsburg](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/weekly-space-report-spectacular-rud-by-rocket-factory-augsburg/4855)
**Author:** [@pturmel](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/pturmel)\
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**Last updated:** [24 August 2024 13:21 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/weekly-space-report-spectacular-rud-by-rocket-factory-augsburg/4855 "2024-08-24T13:21:22Z")
Highlights: Booster catch hardware upgrades and reinforcements Tower Two final section installed. Some accessories left to do. New tower’s flame trench foundation progressing. New test tank 16 …
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## [Weekly Space Report: Booster catch testing!](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/weekly-space-report-booster-catch-testing/4726)
**Author:** [@pturmel](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/pturmel)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [1 July 2024 09:32 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/weekly-space-report-booster-catch-testing/4726 "2024-07-01T09:32:16Z")
Highlights: Booster test article with hard points for catching on the launch mount for fun and games. Old upright storage tanks demolition–only one left by publishing deadline. Final set of tower t…
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## [Weekly Space Report: Feverish prep for TF5, more Boeing Woeing](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/weekly-space-report-feverish-prep-for-tf5-more-boeing-woeing/4710)
**Author:** [@pturmel](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/pturmel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [22 June 2024 13:57 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/weekly-space-report-feverish-prep-for-tf5-more-boeing-woeing/4710 "2024-06-22T13:57:59Z")
Highlights: SpaceX Stage zero developments, including tower two. Ship tile backup layer progress, with selected zones of ablative material Starlink 9-1, rare launch abort for Group 10-2, Astra 1P …
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## [Weekly Space Report: TF4 as early as June 5!](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/weekly-space-report-tf4-as-early-as-june-5/4652)
**Author:** [@pturmel](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/pturmel)\
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**Last updated:** [25 May 2024 13:00 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/weekly-space-report-tf4-as-early-as-june-5/4652 "2024-05-25T13:00:47Z")
Highlights: Starship Booster 11/Ship 29 Wet Dress Rehearsal Ship 29 destacked for a few final tile installs Test flight 4 date as soon as June 5, including notices to mariners. Stage Zero old ta…
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## [Weekly Space Report: Almost quiet by recent standards](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/weekly-space-report-almost-quiet-by-recent-standards/4578)
**Author:** [@pturmel](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/pturmel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [20 April 2024 14:11 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/weekly-space-report-almost-quiet-by-recent-standards/4578 "2024-04-20T14:11:48Z")
Highlights: Starship: Much activity at Stage Zero, including re-installation of various items removed from Mechazilla after test flight three, and more foundation prep for the second Boca Chica tower. …
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## [Why Does Boeing’s Starliner Look Clean at Landing, While SpaceX's Dragon Resembles a Toasted Marshmallow?](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/why-does-boeing-s-starliner-look-clean-at-landing-while-spacexs-dragon-resembles-a-toasted-marshmallow/1572)
**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [21 June 2022 11:13 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/why-does-boeing-s-starliner-look-clean-at-landing-while-spacexs-dragon-resembles-a-toasted-marshmallow/1572 "2022-06-21T11:13:34Z")
There’s more the one way to make a heat shield. And why did the Apollo command modules look like shiny metal in space but grotty brown after splashdown?
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## [Boeing Starliner CST-100 OFT-2 Launch](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/boeing-starliner-cst-100-oft-2-launch/1393)
**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [26 May 2022 13:19 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/boeing-starliner-cst-100-oft-2-launch/1393 "2022-05-26T13:19:11Z")
After eleven years of development, total NASA funding of US$ 5.1 billion, plus company-paid cost overruns of US$ 595 million, a humiliating unmanned test flight which failed to reach the International Space…
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## [Boeing Starliner OFT-2 “Hangar Queen”—One Valve Still Stuck, “Working Toward Launch Opportunities in the First Half of 2022 “](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/boeing-starliner-oft-2-hangar-queen-one-valve-still-stuck-working-toward-launch-opportunities-in-the-first-half-of-2022/76)
**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [5 May 2022 19:01 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/boeing-starliner-oft-2-hangar-queen-one-valve-still-stuck-working-toward-launch-opportunities-in-the-first-half-of-2022/76 "2022-05-05T19:01:24Z")
“NASA, Boeing Update Starliner Orbital Flight Test-2 Status”
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## [Boeing Takes Another US$ 185 Million Charge on “Hangar Queen” Starliner](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/boeing-takes-another-us-185-million-charge-on-hangar-queen-starliner/231)
**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [29 October 2021 11:53 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/boeing-takes-another-us-185-million-charge-on-hangar-queen-starliner/231 "2021-10-29T11:53:45Z")
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## [Boeing's Starliner Is a Mess—But What Were the Alternatives?](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/boeings-starliner-is-a-mess-but-what-were-the-alternatives/158)
**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [20 October 2021 14:24 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/boeings-starliner-is-a-mess-but-what-were-the-alternatives/158 "2021-10-20T14:24:04Z")
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## [NASA Transfers Crew Assigned to Boeing Starliner to SpaceX Crew Dragon](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/nasa-transfers-crew-assigned-to-boeing-starliner-to-spacex-crew-dragon/64)
**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [7 October 2021 15:15 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/nasa-transfers-crew-assigned-to-boeing-starliner-to-spacex-crew-dragon/64 "2021-10-07T15:15:36Z")
With the unmanned orbital test flight of Starliner “Hangar Queen” slipping into 2022, NASA decided the astronauts scheduled to make their first space flight on Starliner shouldn't have to wait any longer.