Boeing Starliner launches first manned mission with NASA crew
On Wednesday, June 5, the Boeing Starliner successfully orbited the Earth on its first manned mission with NASA's crew to the International Space Station
The Axios notes that this was Boeing's third attempt to carry out the first crewed mission to the ISS after previous attempts had to be canceled because of technical problems.
The spacecraft launched on an Atlas V rocket at 10:52 a.m. ET (5:52 p.m. Kiev time) from the Space Force Station at Cape Canaveral in Florida.
On board the Starliner are veteran NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore, the ship's commander, and Suni Williams, who piloted the spacecraft. Her participation marks the first time a woman has taken part in a flight test of an orbiting spacecraft.
The spacecraft is expected to dock with the space station at 12:15 p.m. ET Thursday.
- It was previously reported that the launch of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft with NASA crew aboard, which was scheduled for Monday, May 6, has been postponed due to an oxygen valve problem.
- Boeing was scheduled to make another attempt to launch the Starliner spacecraft with NASA crew aboard on June 1, but the launch was delayed again.
