Boeing aims to launch its first Starliner flight with astronauts on board on Saturday, in a final test of the spacecraft that’s been long delayed.
Boeing aims to launch its first Starliner flight with astronauts on board on Saturday, in a final test of the spacecraft that's been long delayed.Starliner's crew debut has been delayed by years, with SpaceX's competing Dragon capsule flying astronauts for NASA regularly since 2020.aims to launch its first Starliner flight with astronauts on board on Saturday, in a long-delayed final test of the spacecraft.
NASA and Boeing called off a launch attempt in early May due to an issue detected with the rocket. ULA, a joint venture of Boeing andAfter calling off the May attempt, NASA and Boeing found a"small" helium leak in Starliner, causing the agency and company to perform another series of assessments. After analysis, NASA and Boeing believe the source of the leak is in the spacecraft's helium propulsion system.
Wilmore joined NASA in 2000 and has flown to space twice previously on the Space Shuttle and Russia's Soyuz. Before NASA, Wilmore was a U.S. Navy pilot. Starliner launches on ULA's Atlas V. The rocket debuted in 2002, and the Starliner crew flight test represents its 100th launch.
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