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Here's a #wenhop update for @boeingspace #Starliner  launching on an #ULAAtlasV  CFT scheduled "after Axiom Mission 2" On 17-Feb, status was "80% through" work to be human-rated & fly As of 23-Mar its, "adjusting schedule...as teams assess readiness & complete verification" https://twitter.com/KathyLueders/status/1638986514729140224?s=20 @KathyLueders We’re adjusting the @Space_Station schedule including the launch date for our Boeing Crew Flight Test as teams assess readiness and complete verification work. CFT now will launch following Axiom Mission 2 for optimized station operations. (1/2) Target launch dates for Ax-2, still planned in early May, and Starliner will be shared soon. We’ll plan a media update after we have the space station schedule set. As always, we will fly when we are ready. (2/2) 3:30 PM · Mar 23, 2023

Check out this update on the Gravtics Starmax commercial LEO space station https://twitter.com/GraviticsInc/status/1636732116699414530?s=20 Tweet See new Tweets Conversation Gravitics @GraviticsInc Earlier this week, Gravitics conducted a successful pressure test of a StarMax prototype hull. The goal of the test was to prove the pressure worthiness of the StarMax space station module. The system passed all test milestones and was subjected to higher pressures than it would experience in space, successfully reaching 26.6 PSIG (pounds per square inch gauge) while remaining airtight. The test involved ramping up pressure inside the test article by pushing compressed air into the vessel. At each pressure milestone, the team allowed a few minutes for the test article’s pressure to stabilize while monitoring how the hull material behaved. The first checkpoint was at 6 PSI. Holding there, the test team performed safety checkouts and confirmed the validity of the test. The team then incre