Boeing Starliner Pad Abort Test

Boeing conducted a pad abort test for the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on 4 November 2019, at 14:15 UTC (09:15 EST), at Launch Complex 32, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The launch abort system test was designed to demonstrate the spacecraft’s ability to quickly escape the launch pad in the event of an emergency on launch day. CST-100 Starliner is part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program and will transport astronauts to the International Space Station. Credit: Boeing/NASA