Boeing test-launches Starliner space capsule

Boeing's capsule for astronauts underwent its first major flight test on Monday, shooting a mile into the air then parachuting back to the New Mexico desert. The Starliner capsule carried no crew, just a test dummy for the one and a half minutes shakedown of the launch abort system.

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[catonpillow]

Umm.. Boeing just killed 340 people. I don't think sending astronauts to space using Boeing equipment is a good idea. Especially after their parachutes malfunctioned.

[heatherstub]

Thanks for the upload. There's always a first time for everything.

[juliijulii]

1000kph in 5 seconds. How many Gs would that be?

[ontheedge]

Hmm ... space x Dragon capsule is better I think

[bantustv]

I'm not getting into that thing unless they first fix the B738Max issue uh😉😏

[BeachMongoose]

Has anyone here ever seen steam during a splashdown?

[brabus]

Capsules, rockets....all old tech. We've seen since the late 50s

[heatherstub]

I had a hard time hearing the announcers, though. The music gets in the way. Could you please eliminate it for something like this for your blind listeners? It would really be appreciated. Thank you so much.