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White Sands Test Facility

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NASA and Boeing determined that testing at the White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico could not fully replicate in-space conditions for Starliner.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.4Jun 30, 2026NASA Inspector General Questions $127.9 Million in Payments as Boeing Starliner Certification Slips to 2027

NASA decided to return the Starliner spacecraft without NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams after reviewing flight data and conducting ground tests at White Sands Test Facility.

GovernanceLegalValue 3.5Feb 25, 2026Report on Starliner Crewed Flight Test Investigation Released

NASA and Boeing planned to test an RCS thruster at NASA’s White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico to understand the thruster's performance issues.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.6Aug 12, 2024Starliner’s uncertain future

The APEP sounding rockets were previously launched and successfully recovered from White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico during the October 2023 annular solar eclipse.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Mar 26, 2024NASA to launch sounding rockets into the Moon’s shadow during solar eclipse

Kathy Lueders joined NASA in 1992 at the White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico to work on the shuttle program.

GovernanceValue 3.2Jun 12, 2020NASA selects Lueders to run human spaceflight programs
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