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Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams is set to pilot Boeing's Starliner on a mission to the International Space Station. The launch is expected between June 1 and June 5 after a delay due to a technical issue. NASA, Boeing, and United Launch Alliance (ULA) are working to resolve the problem and successfully launch to mark a significant milestone for the Boeing program.
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Posted: May 14, 2024 8:42 pm ET | Last Updated: May 14, 2024 8:46 pm ET | Boeing's Starliner Crew Flight Test will be delayed a few more days because of a helium leak in one of the spacecraft's Reaction Control System thrusters.
The stage is set for some space history to be made tonight as two veteran NASA astronauts aim to launch in a spacecraft that has never flown with humans before. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will climb aboard Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner capsule and lift off atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41 at 10:34 p.m. on the Crew ...
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner will have to wait at least another day for its first human spaceflight as teams scrubbed a Monday night launch attempt. With just over two hours on the countdown clock before a planned 10:34 p.m. Eastern time liftoff, an issue with an oxygen relief valve led to the call while NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were strapped into the spacecraft atop a ...