Starliner's crucial test flight is in the books.
as planned after suffering a series of software glitches. That previous mission also ended with a touchdown at the WSMR, albeit one that occurred sooner than expected. OFT-2 was Starliner's do-over, and a major hurdle to overcome in certifying the vehicle to carry crew.today at 2:36 p.m. EDT . At 6:05 p.m. EDT , the capsule conducted a 58-second deorbit burn, which slowed its velocity by 285 mph .
At 6:44 p.m. EDT , at just under five miles in altitude, Starliner jettisoned its forward heat shield and deployed two drogue parachutes, slowing the vehicle's descent considerably. At an altitude of about 1.5 miles , the drogue chutes detached and Starliner's three main parachutes deployed, slowing Starliner to a manageable impact velocity. With about 3,000 feet to go, Starliner jettisoned its basal heat shield, exposing its airbags, which soon inflated to absorb the initial impact with the ground.
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