Boeing's Starliner spacecraft launches first ever crewed test flight

NASA hired Boeing along with SpaceX after the space shuttles retired to transport astronauts to and from the International Space Station.
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[@rogerberry4088]

Dang that's impressive. Nothing falls off. Amazing

[@MetaView7]

it will be a shortened trip

[@gaim44]

Well at least it didnt go boom!!! Like star ship..lol

[@krime2001]

​@@gaim44you do realise that Starship is in development? Falcon 9 and Falcon heavy are both extremely reliable vehicles. You're comparing a test platform with a finished product.

[@gaim44]

@@krime2001 Yep and StarShip goes BOOM!!!..lol

[@deehuang4220]

Some thing came off at 5:13

[@stevenboddy4232]

I'm so thankful this went over well. If this went wrong, Boeing would have been cooked.

[@geromemanicia3809]

except they make some fighter jets for the air force so not sure if they would be cooked if even that

[@kempokiin6280]

@@geromemanicia3809 Yep. DoD would make sure theyre okay. Then they can just merge with another company and/or change their name...laws for us, but not for them

[@stevenboddy4232]

@geromemanicia3809 BDS makes the parts just like skunk works for Lockheed. Same company, but commercial planes get awful parts and QC. Some are not even boeing parts, where's space and military are held to a higher standard. Boeing has had contracts stiffed before

[@couerl]

Nah, they have deep pockets.

[@Perich29]

​@geromemanicia3809 Boeing have made light rail trainset for San Francisco.

[@zbubby1202]

Congrats to Starliner to finally achieving what SpaceX has been doing for years!!

[@SuperCatacata]

Competition is good. The lack of competition is what led to Boeing's downfall in the first place. Very glad this launch finally went well.

[@1flash3571]

@@SuperCatacata Not very competitive though...It costs the Gov't Billions of dollars to upkeep their company, AND the price for each launch is more expensive than SpaceX...

[@odynith9356]

@@1flash3571the first prototypes always cost a lot. They can begin producing them in bigger numbers to lower the cost. Research and development always costs a lot especially in the space sector

[@melmesick4940]

Nasa has done 135 manned spaced flights compared to Space Xs 12. Nasa Pioneered space flight in an otherwise un explored field.

[@mattpetryni1663]

lol * laughs in Saturn V *

[@corinneanderson1273]

Congratulations to crew and people behind the scenes.

[@nelsonlanglois9104]

I'm glad it ( Starliner ) worked for the sake of the Astronauts

[@IDontBuyIt50]

Both pilots are expected to survive......provided they dont become whistleblowers.

[@johnlee7164]

🤐🤐🚀🧑‍🚀🧑‍🚀

[@johanndork5364]

It’s a return ticket, I think. Hope they get back.

[@Maya-bu2rf]

Yeah, whistle blowers have a short shelf life.

[@hdtravel1]

Finally this thing took off - about time !!

[@terry7340]

Congrats to the Boeing team. Space flight is hard.

[@alexanderSydneyOz]

Certainly is for some. And Boeing don't even have to bother with the "flight" part.

[@arkangel2000]

Those brave astronauts. It's scary flying anything Boeing these days.

[@Pr0toPoTaT0]

The quality control guy was allowed to do his job here.

[@Freq412]

Sorry to hear your dig at Boeing. It's getting old and we all know the troubles that this magnificent company has gone though. Just remember that Boeing is a national asset. An asset of the most powerful and technologically advanced country in the world. I personally do not know a single Boeing employee but I consider them my fellow citizens and I stand behind their great efforts and achievements warts and all.

[@OregonCrow]

@@Pr0toPoTaT0 You used here in a sentence twice.

[@easypeasy2938]

If you actually look at the numbers, Boeing users should be more afraid of their American made car on US Highways. It's an order of magnitude riskier.

[@beefflavor4362]

shhhhhh

[@NAFO_MythicPlague]

I remember watching every launch when I was a boy in the 1980's even watched the horrific accident on Challenger 1986. I am grateful that those hero's never gave up over a setback. Although America did hold itself back many years after not launching space missions.

[@kbadgett123]

Great launch, but it looks kind-of antiquated because that huge rocket doesn't come back and land. It's great the USA has 2 human rated launch vehicles, SpaceX Dragon and now ULA/Boeing Starliner.

[@AQDuck]

Starliner can supposedly ride on Falcon 9 as well (SpaceX' workhorse), though I don't expect that to ever happen. Future plans is Vulcan (partly reusable).

[@zhongxina9420]

​@@AQDuckand you know exactly why (politics)

[@gillelmore2440]

Finally it's a go! Safe travels!!!

[@jerardnorgren3411]

Go Starliner, Go.

[@RickOShay]

Worth the wait - well done !

[@amitchaudhary2782]

Go NASA go!!! Congratulations from India🎉🎉

[@dorehenry7766]

Congratulations!!

[@evasierra5910]

Congrats this a is awesome! God speed !

[@MetaView7]

For real this time?

[@crphilipp]

Finally got it right! Can’t be to careful. Once you ignite the SRB’s you’re going!

[@allgood6760]

Well done from NZ👍🚀🇳🇿

[@MaheshWalatara]

Scariest moment in recent manned space flight history.

[@Maya-bu2rf]

With Boeing yes! I was happy it kept being postponed because I don't trust Boeing.

[@efraim6960]

just relieved the astronauts are safe

[@artgoldberg]

NASA and Boeing: Please enhance your launch video with more data. In addition to the time since launch I'd like to see altitude, speed, and distance traveled. Thanks for listening! Arthur

[@BigTee-nv5rr]

It’s crazy how ahead of the curve space x is

[@melmesick4940]

? Put a man on the moon. Then get back to me.

[@zhongxina9420]

​@@melmesick4940you're asking for the impossible. the apollo program was the combined efforts of the entire US economy. but nevertheless let's bet. within 10 years, a SpaceX starship will land on the moon carrying crew.

[@avenginggoddess]

Just beautiful!

[@GamerplayerWT]

Congrats, NASA and Boeing! Now let’s get to the moon with a crew!

[@gaim44]

Sorry its going to be a LOOOONG time before that happens waiting on StarShip to be human rated..lol

[@torben777]

Congrats Boeing! Better late than never!

[@garylawson5381]

I wish I could have been there. Thank you for sharing the experience!!!!!

[@sharrielee911]

That's literally freaking awesome😮.. I wonder what it was truly like to experience something like this from the launch to the destination I'm sure it's an unexplainable feeling indeed ☺️ godspeed ☺️

[@lightsabre1]

Considering Boeing quality, the astronauts sure took a leap of faith

[@boisl168]

Congrats Boeing 🎉

[@johnduff1510]

I remember watching them Apollo Launches this brings back memories!

[@Gregman420]

Congrats to Boeing - Looks like a clean exit from the atmosphere with human beings on board.

[@mikebaginy8731]

Congratulations! GREAT!!

[@luzangel9844]

God bless them all!

[@Rockhound6165]

I have such admiration for astronauts. Been so since I was knee high to a grass hopper in the late 60's. I used to have a space lunch box back then.

[@Meapboy]

And I thought this would be like the Challenger mission. Good job Boeing.

[@bamageddrain]

where did first stage land? i can't figure out why nobody is talking about where the first stage landed and was recovered at for reuse! weird!

[@johanndork5364]

It got wet, not reusable. Ditto the solid rocket boosters.

[@bamageddrain]

@@johanndork5364 yeah that's what i thought. So this isn't a replacement for SpaceX. It's too expensive dinosaur. That can't be relied on for keeping up to schedule.

[@johanndork5364]

@@bamageddrain shame it is still using the rd80 Russian made engines too. $42m in the drink.

[@1979Spica]

Brave pilots. I don’t trust a Boeing that stays on the ground

[@ReddCharlie]

I guess the third astronaut took a pass as his seat was too near the door?

[@prapientang7276]

That,s awesome

[@wenling3487]

Congrats

[@raneads1458]

Not gonna lie, building a proud stance of what America is and what it can accomplish has taken somewhat of a beating these last few years.

[@RyanBlockb5]

Its over 4 years late. NASA awarded Boeing 4.2 billion, ontop of that it was 1.5 billion over budget. SpaceX was awarded 2.6 billion. Cost of a crewed Dragon 55 million vs Starliner 90 million. Boeing has billions of reasons to pay themselves on the back.🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😜

[@jackozhang]

Dragon used to be a backup plan for Starliner, now what😂

[@heideleskun1163]

Every time I watch a launch I have anxiety since I watched the Challenger take off, I was 20 at the time. Same with Apollo 13 and what they had to do and go through. I was 4 for Apollo and remembered parts but then watching it with my folks they said it was pretty close to the reactions on land and anxiety. Hope all goes well.

[@barbaralatty5232]

Congratulations! Blessings throughout this journey.

[@taylors4986]

Boeings entire reputation hinged on the success of this launch

[@mattkelly2004]

Congratulations, stand up another one and keep doing it.

[@4lifer_at_heart]

When is the playlinda beach going to open back up does anybody know

[@gioscott1177]

In 2 days

[@oldmomma56]

Good launch!

[@donhamric5580]

So awsome

[@rxw5520]

This is borderline miraculous. For years Boeing hired engineers who got great test scores but couldn’t reassemble a clothes dryer.

[@A.K.A.BabyBuzz]

COOL❣️

[@butchcassidy9625]

This is Nelsons way of showing someone is actually in charge at NASA. 😊

[@uterogers1]

Awesome!

[@troymacdonald8257]

Awesome. 🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤ Go NASA

[@MartinG8199991]

So glad the doors stayed shut and on the vehicle!

[@davidnikolaisen6131]

Looks just like you know what you're doing, congratulations !

[@gaim44]

Thank God they are not flying star ship

[@118pickle]

Oh we’ve found the 2 remaining Boeing investors 😂

[@wisdomandy9361]

@@gaim44 What about the falcon? That does the same thing but better in every way. Hard dis mate

[@gaim44]

@@wisdomandy9361 What about it

[@Stupidlife112]

Wow amazing work

[@alanburgess2203]

Not really, Space X did their first manned flight to the Space Station 4 years ago, that's how far behind Boeing is!

[@PavelKrupets]

@@alanburgess2203not really soviets did first manned launch 63 years ago. not sure about all this space x hype.

[@danielpaulson8838]

The astronauts here are braver than the first ones. A manned Boeing rocket sounds rather scary these days.

[@Maya-bu2rf]

When I heard the rocket was made by Boeing and was going to have humans on it I wanted to choose the humans.

[@christineysmalone]

Congratulations🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@millsyinnz]

Well.....about bloody time.

[@chadleach6009]

Awww, its so cute.

[@tvilla6466]

This is awesome. Glad they where able to cancel and postpone the launch as necessary to ensure the safety of the crew and ultimate launch success. This is how everything at Boeing should be done! God Speed!

[@duncanoonyango5635]

Massive achievement! Congratulations 🎊 Boeng on this feat

[@luanneevans8397]

Wow, taking off in boeing anything, hopefully make it back safe.

[@akdefense]

Well, at least the door plug has held in place on this flight. Praying they return safely.

[@maniacas84]

Is there any video of first stage landing in Cape?

[@kentslocum]

Nope; the Atlas V rocket is expendable and not reusable. 😢 Crazy how we've gone backwards in technology.

[@Steve-bw4oh]

Well. Looks we're going from airlines to spacelines. How much is round trip to Mars

[@MrHeymygod]

USA is a legend, the Space Station will soon be served by two companies (Spacex and Boeing)

[@Deep.Development]

Well done!!!!

[@roshansaizoo]

Congratulations boeing for successfully making sure that the hatch dosen't blow up during the flight

[@user-rc5px1hu9j]

Boeing，SpaceX，Blue Origin…… Proud of United States of America❤❤❤ We will landing on the Mars soonly❤❤❤

[@johns280]

Wow congratulations.

[@zhongxina9420]

finally, after 14 years in development. Boeing's starliner finally achieved something that SpaceX's Dragon has been doing for years while costing billions of dollars more.

[@Pilot_engineer_19]

Great job people 😊!

[@bkelsey6692]

Cool. Now try using reusable rocket boosters. SpaceX has shown that private companies surpass public entities each every opportunity they have.

[@gives_bad_advice]

Pretty hard to beat the Saturn V.

[@debraroberts7291]

Congratulations 🇺🇸GOD BE WITH YOU🙏🏻

[@cesarordaz139]

I’m surprised it didn’t disintegrate

[@ChowTY42]

They really blew the doors off of this one. Great success.

[@johnadams2313]

Congratulations On a successful launch

[@nelsonlanglois9104]

Let's " Hope " it's Re - entry goes well...

[@showlogisticsllc5109]

Why does an astrophysicist have a valid opinion. He literally has no useful insight.

[@ocularperception]

Not sure what's more impressive, Boeing building the first stage for the Saturn V that put humans on the moon in the 1960s, or barely getting two astronauts out of the atmosphere after a decade of schedule delays and wasted budget some 60 years later...

[@vassabatielos4740]

That’s probably because they never went there in the 60s

[@kulahptik9127]

glad to see that it was successful. clicked on yt to see the starship 4 flight. had to watch this first tho once seeing the headline stating that it went well. gj on the doors.. hope they remembered the landing gear!

[@markcahoon5284]

Congratulations!! God bless everyone involved.

[@JarrodFLif3r]

First time Atlas has launched crew since the 60s...also the first time astronauts have launched out of the US from a pad other than 39A or B since the 60s

[@MikeGoesBadaBoom]

I just wish they’d stop using Russian engines unless there’s a ton of already made engines in storage The Starliner could be launched from the upcoming Vulcan or even from a falcon rocket 😮

[@subject_7]

​@@MikeGoesBadaBoom Russian engines are very safe and cheap though. Members of Congress don't really prioritize space exploration and research or if they do safety gets compromised. I guess those members must be convinced of the importance of continued space funding.

[@JarrodFLif3r]

@@MikeGoesBadaBoom All Atlas Vs use the RD-180... It is a damn good engine though, in my opinion hands down the best kerosene(RP-1) engine ever made

[@40MileDesertRat]

Wow! NASA astronauts in a can. How 60's can you get!

[@danyoungrasshopper3008]

Hell yeah

[@mtlauj8038]

where the footage of the two crews on the rocket?

[@theraven6836]

Godspeed

[@Libra67jtc]

Let's hope they tightened all the bolts.😊

[@gangteck]

For a Second i Thought It Was Shannon Sharp Speaking

[@PatriotBrad]

Since its so Boeing id be scared shitless for these guys. Quality isnt their strength.

[@CharleszettaBarker-dg3ht]

Sweet

[@Buc_Stops_Here]

While glad this went well, it still shows how far behind Boeing has fallen to SpaceX. Boeing was expected to beat SpaceX to this milestone when both companies got contracts. May 30, 2020 SpaceX had its first successful flight. Four years later, on June 5, 2024 Boeing made the same achievement. When SpaceX launched, they now regularly recover the booster rockets for reuse as designed. When Boeing designed Starliner, little can be reused and none of the boosters will be - so their costs to operate will be higher. Makes you wonder with all the problems Boeing is having with its commercial aircraft division and how far it is behind SpaceX what the future of this storied company is headed for in the near future. Time will tell.

[@StormsparkPegasus]

The only advantage Starliner has (that Crew Dragon doesn't) is the ability to re-boost the ISS. This is extremely important, because up until now the only craft that can re-boost the ISS is the Russian Soyuz.

[@Buc_Stops_Here]

@@StormsparkPegasus That is very short term. The ISS is end of life. They just extended it for a few more years until a new space station is built. The Russian module is leaking air so it has been closed off. The new space station will be built on the framework of the ISS. SpaceX is contracted to bring modules up as they are prepared - Boeing is not at that point yet. When there are enough modules to be self-supporting, the new space station will be separated, and the ISS will do a controlled de orbit into an ocean if all goes well. So re-boosting the ISS is not the cards but decommissioning permanently is.

[@StormsparkPegasus]

@@Buc_Stops_Here Well, reboosting will be a thing for the new station too. And Starliner is the only thing we (currently) have that can do it.

[@Buc_Stops_Here]

@@StormsparkPegasus Again, short term as the heavy lift from SpaceX (which Boeing is not developing as this was its only contract it won) will be in operation soon - in time for the new space station. Boeing has enough problems as it is to try to develop another spacecraft. Note: Starliner now has 3 Helium leaks. Boeing closed the valves to two of them to stabilize the situation so the mission can continue but the quality issues continue.

[@Cafaura]

Title is incorrect. The maiden flight of the space shuttle had 2 astronauts on board. Do some reading

[@jayajmeria5250]

Awesome ❤❤❤❤❤

[@JerjerB]

Spectacular humans and machines.

[@brianswinehart2595]

Looked like more acceleration than usual for a manned flight. Did the astronauts experience higher Gs than usual?

[@saito125]

True. Looked like a lot more speed, it reached MaxQ much sooner than SpaceX does.

[@platypus1287]

Looks like they remembered the bolts 😂