Launch Complex 41 • Pre-Launch & Dawn Liftoff
Pre-launch pad operations at Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) and dawn liftoff of the Boeing Starliner CST-100 Orbital Flight Test (OFT-1) at 06:36 EST
Ascent Trajectory & Plume Reflection
Atlas V N22 atmospheric ascent phase illuminating the Florida dawn sky, casting vivid exhaust trail reflections across the waters of the Indian River Lagoon
BECO & First-Stage Separation
Booster Engine Cut-Off (BECO) and separation of the Atlas V Common Core Booster (CCB)
Historical Note: As of 2026 – seven years after this initial uncrewed test flight – Boeing's CST-100 Starliner has still not entered routine operational service for NASA crew rotation missions due to repeated technical setbacks and delays.