1 00:00:06,950 --> 00:00:04,950 houston station on space to ground 2 00:00:09,270 --> 00:00:06,960 welcome to space to ground i'm kayla 3 00:00:11,509 --> 00:00:09,280 lafrance from liftoff to landing the 4 00:00:14,390 --> 00:00:11,519 newest member of nasa's next generation 5 00:00:16,390 --> 00:00:14,400 of spacecraft passes critical milestones 6 00:00:18,790 --> 00:00:16,400 on the road to flying astronauts to the 7 00:00:19,990 --> 00:00:18,800 international space station 8 00:00:21,590 --> 00:00:20,000 liftoff 9 00:00:24,550 --> 00:00:21,600 after the successful launch of the 10 00:00:26,950 --> 00:00:24,560 starliner from space launch complex 41 11 00:00:29,509 --> 00:00:26,960 at cape canaveral space force station in 12 00:00:31,910 --> 00:00:29,519 florida the uncrew spacecraft spent a 13 00:00:34,389 --> 00:00:31,920 day in low earth orbit performing system 14 00:00:36,630 --> 00:00:34,399 checkouts and demonstrations 15 00:00:39,110 --> 00:00:36,640 after the on-orbit demonstrations were 16 00:00:41,030 --> 00:00:39,120 completed the starliner autonomously 17 00:00:44,310 --> 00:00:41,040 approached and docked with the space 18 00:00:46,310 --> 00:00:44,320 station's harmony module 19 00:00:47,590 --> 00:00:46,320 it's commander rosie the rocketeer and 20 00:00:49,190 --> 00:00:47,600 all the men and women who poured their 21 00:00:50,549 --> 00:00:49,200 hearts and souls into this vehicle in 22 00:00:52,549 --> 00:00:50,559 this mission welcome to the 23 00:00:55,270 --> 00:00:52,559 international space station 24 00:00:57,590 --> 00:00:55,280 on saturday astronauts open the hatch an 25 00:01:00,150 --> 00:00:57,600 ingressed boeing starliner spacecraft 26 00:01:02,229 --> 00:01:00,160 for the first time marking a historic 27 00:01:03,590 --> 00:01:02,239 moment for the new vehicle and for the 28 00:01:05,590 --> 00:01:03,600 space station 29 00:01:07,109 --> 00:01:05,600 so welcome to starliner for the very 30 00:01:08,310 --> 00:01:07,119 first time ever 31 00:01:10,310 --> 00:01:08,320 in space 32 00:01:11,910 --> 00:01:10,320 rosie the rocketeer is sitting over in 33 00:01:14,070 --> 00:01:11,920 the commander's seat 34 00:01:15,590 --> 00:01:14,080 she's got a great view out her window 35 00:01:18,230 --> 00:01:15,600 over there 36 00:01:20,390 --> 00:01:18,240 the uncrew flight test was designed to 37 00:01:23,030 --> 00:01:20,400 test the end-to-end capabilities of the 38 00:01:24,789 --> 00:01:23,040 crew capable system as part of nasa's 39 00:01:27,030 --> 00:01:24,799 commercial crew program 40 00:01:29,350 --> 00:01:27,040 for this flight test starliner is 41 00:01:31,910 --> 00:01:29,360 carrying about 800 pounds of cargo 42 00:01:34,870 --> 00:01:31,920 payloads and crew supplies 43 00:01:37,030 --> 00:01:34,880 oft2 has provided valuable data towards 44 00:01:38,870 --> 00:01:37,040 nasa certifying boeing's crew 45 00:01:41,270 --> 00:01:38,880 transportation system for regular 46 00:01:43,990 --> 00:01:41,280 flights with astronauts to and from the 47 00:01:46,149 --> 00:01:44,000 space station following certification 48 00:01:48,230 --> 00:01:46,159 nasa emissions aboard starliner will 49 00:01:50,870 --> 00:01:48,240 carry up to four crew members to the 50 00:01:53,030 --> 00:01:50,880 station enabling the continued expansion 51 00:01:54,950 --> 00:01:53,040 of the crew and increasing the amount of 52 00:01:57,830 --> 00:01:54,960 science and research that can be 53 00:02:00,149 --> 00:01:57,840 performed aboard the orbiting laboratory 54 00:02:01,910 --> 00:02:00,159 on wednesday the station crew closed the 55 00:02:04,789 --> 00:02:01,920 hatch to the starliner and said their 56 00:02:06,709 --> 00:02:04,799 goodbyes as the spacecraft autonomously 57 00:02:09,029 --> 00:02:06,719 undocked from the space station and 58 00:02:11,830 --> 00:02:09,039 began the journey home carrying with it 59 00:02:15,270 --> 00:02:11,840 more than 600 pounds of cargo 60 00:02:17,670 --> 00:02:15,280 got speed starliner godspeed starliner 61 00:02:19,830 --> 00:02:17,680 not long after undocking the starliner 62 00:02:22,070 --> 00:02:19,840 re-entered earth's atmosphere and came 63 00:02:24,790 --> 00:02:22,080 to a landing at the white sand space 64 00:02:26,710 --> 00:02:24,800 harbor in new mexico wrapping up the 65 00:02:29,430 --> 00:02:26,720 six-day mission 66 00:02:32,229 --> 00:02:29,440 and touchdown starliner marking the 67 00:02:34,710 --> 00:02:32,239 completion of orbital flight test two 68 00:02:36,710 --> 00:02:34,720 almost exactly six days into the mission 69 00:02:38,869 --> 00:02:36,720 just a beautiful touchdown in white 70 00:02:40,550 --> 00:02:38,879 sands this evening 71 00:02:42,790 --> 00:02:40,560 and that's face to ground for this busy 72 00:02:44,869 --> 00:02:42,800 week thanks for watching for those 73 00:02:47,190 --> 00:02:44,879 watching us in the united states have a 74 00:02:53,150 --> 00:02:47,200 safe memorial day weekend we'll see you