{"id":26746,"date":"2019-12-22T17:45:48","date_gmt":"2019-12-22T17:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/12\/22\/boeing-capsule-returns-to-earth-after-aborted-space-mission\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T06:09:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:09:22","slug":"boeing-capsule-returns-to-earth-after-aborted-space-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2019\/12\/22\/boeing-capsule-returns-to-earth-after-aborted-space-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Boeing capsule returns to Earth at Army\u2019s White Sands Missile Range after aborted space mission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. \u2014 Boeing safely landed its crew capsule in the New Mexico desert Sunday after an aborted flight to the International Space Station that could hold up the company\u2019s effort to launch astronauts for NASA next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Starliner descended into the Army\u2019s White Sands Missile Range in the frigid predawn darkness, ending a two-day demo that should have lasted more than a week. A trio of red, white and blue parachutes popped open and airbags also inflated around the spacecraft to ease the impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe pinpoint landed it,\u201d NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said at a post-landing briefing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The successful return capped a rocky start to a mission that was supposed to include a docking with the space station. Managers will review all the data before deciding whether to do another test flight or go straight to flying astronauts, said NASA\u2019s Steve Stich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After seeing this first test flight cut short and the space station docking canceled because of an improperly set clock on the capsule, Boeing employees were relieved to get the Starliner back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recovery teams cheered as they watched the capsule drift down through the air and make a bull\u2019s-eye landing. The touchdown was broadcast live on NASA TV; infrared cameras painted the descending capsule in a ghostly white.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the sun rose, close-up views showed the large white and black capsule upright \u2014 with hardly any scorch marks from re-entry \u2014 next to a U.S. flag waving from a recovery vehicle. The astronauts assigned to the first Starliner crew \u2014 two from NASA and one from Boeing \u2014 were part of the welcoming committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA beautiful soft landing,\u201d said NASA astronaut Mike Fincke. \u201cCan\u2019t wait to try it out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/air\/2019\/12\/21\/may-the-space-force-be-with-you-heres-what-we-know-about-the-us-militarys-newest-service\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/37721336822_f40014044a_k.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">May the Space Force be with you. Here\u2019s what we know about the US military\u2019s newest service<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Trump signed the establishment of a Space Force into law on Dec. 20.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was the first American-made capsule designed for astronauts to make a ground landing after returning from orbit. NASA\u2019s early crew capsules \u2014 Mercury, Gemini and Apollo \u2014 all had splashdowns. SpaceX\u2019s Dragon capsule, which made its orbital debut last winter with a test dummy, also aims for the ocean at mission\u2019s end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Minutes after touchdown, top NASA and Boeing officials poured into Mission Control in Houston to congratulate the team. The newly returned Starliner also got a personalized name: Calypso, after Jacques Cousteau\u2019s boat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The capsule\u2019s first trip to space began with a smooth rocket ride from Cape Canaveral on Friday. But barely a half hour into the flight, it failed to fire its thrusters to give chase to the space station and ended up in the wrong orbit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The problem was with the Starliner\u2019s internal clock: It did not sync up with the Atlas V rocket and was off by 11 hours, according to Boeing\u2019s Jim Chilton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1389\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19354453701432.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"Boeing Starliner crew capsule\" class=\"wp-image-29146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19354453701432.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19354453701432.jpg.jpg?resize=300,208 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19354453701432.jpg.jpg?resize=768,533 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19354453701432.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,711 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19354453701432.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1067 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this long exposure photo, the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the Boeing Starliner crew capsule lifts off on an orbital flight test to the International Space Station from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force station, Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (Terry Renna\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The capsule burned so much fuel trying to orient itself in orbit that there wasn\u2019t enough left for a space station rendezvous. Flight controllers tried to correct the problem, but between the spacecraft\u2019s position and a gap in communications, their signals did not get through. They later managed to reset the clock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boeing is still trying to figure out how the timing error occurred. The mission lasted nearly 50 hours and included 33 orbits around the Earth, about 100 orbits fewer than planned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A test dummy named Rosie the Rocketeer \u2014 after Rosie the Riveter from World War II \u2014 rode in the commander\u2019s seat. Also returning were holiday presents, clothes and food that should have been delivered to the space station crew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even though not all goals were met including a station docking, \u201cin my eyes, it was a huge success,\u201d said Boeing flight director Richard Jones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There were no parachute problems this time. Last month, only two parachutes deployed during an atmospheric test because workers failed to connect a pin in the rigging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe didn\u2019t do everything we wanted to do, but we don\u2019t see anything wrong with this spaceship right now,\u201d despite the timing error, Chilton said. He apologized to the six space station residents for not delivering their Christmas presents.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/space\/2019\/10\/28\/the-air-forces-x-37b-spaceplane-finally-landed-after-spending-two-years-in-space\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/48967014702_74db520a1e_o.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">The US Air Force\u2019s X-37B spaceplane lands after spending two years in space<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The mysterious spaceplane beat its previous record for days on orbit.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boeing had been shooting for its first astronaut launch in the first half of 2020. This capsule is supposed to be recycled for the second flight with crew; each Starliner is built to fly in space 10 times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The capsule will return to Florida\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in two weeks for inspections and refurbishments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ve got a lot of learning in front of us,\u201d Bridenstine said. &#8220;But we have enough information and data to where we can keep moving forward in a very positive way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite its own setbacks, SpaceX remains in the lead in NASA\u2019s commercial crew program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SpaceX\u2019s Dragon crew capsule successfully completed its first orbital demo last March. While the flight to the space station went well, the capsule exploded a month later on a test stand at Cape Canaveral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If a launch abort test goes well next month, SpaceX could start launching NASA astronauts by spring and end a nearly nine-year gap in flying people from Cape Canaveral.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/12\/21\/the-space-force-is-officially-the-sixth-military-branch-heres-what-that-means\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/rocket.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">The Space Force is officially the sixth military branch. Here\u2019s what that means.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">About 16,000 civilian and active duty personnel are now part of the Space Force, but the road to standing up the service is long.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As its space shuttle program was winding down, NASA looked to private industry to take over cargo and crew deliveries to the space station. SpaceX kicked off supply runs in 2012. Two years later, NASA hired SpaceX and Boeing to ferry astronauts to the orbiting lab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SpaceX got $2.6 billion under NASA\u2019s commercial crew program, while Boeing received more than $4 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The goal was to launch NASA astronauts by 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because of delays, NASA is looking to buy another two seats on Russian rockets in 2020 and 2021 to guarantee a continuing U.S. presence on the space station. Even when private companies are regularly carrying up astronauts for NASA, the space agency always will reserve a seat for a Russian in exchange for a free U.S. seat on a Soyuz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the years, these Soyuz rides have cost NASA up to $86 million apiece, with the tab totaling in the billions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A recent audit by NASA\u2019s inspector general found a Starliner seat will cost slightly more than that, with a Dragon seat going for just over half the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute\u2019s Department of Science Education. 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