Boeing Starliner The first manned take-off from the center eventually went off smoothly after multiple delays. had been carried out.
A smooth docking with the ISS (International Space Station) was achieved minutes ago with the Boeing Starliner, which was launched yesterday. About the first phase of the mission, namely takeoff Boeing He stated the following: “NASA astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams became the first humans launched into orbit aboard the Boeing Starliner, taking off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Base at 10:52 a.m. and embarking on a 25-hour flight to the International Space Station (ISS). The launch marks the beginning of the NASA-Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test (CFT). Boeing Defense, Space and Security President and CEO Ted Colbert said in his statement: “With this crewed flight test, astronauts Wilmore and Williams will not only experience Boeing’s Starliner during the journey to the International Space Station, but also usher in a new era in space exploration.” It represents the beginning. This is a great start.
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“We are very excited and happy to deliver the astronauts safely to the space station and home,” he said. Wilmore and Williams are also the first people to launch on an Atlas V rocket, currently experiencing microgravity on their flight to the space station. Astronauts will conduct a series of flight tests, including flying the Starliner by hand.
The Starliner carries approximately 760 pounds (345 kilograms) of cargo, as well as two crew members. After docking with the ISS, Wilmore and Williams will spend about a week on the station before returning to Earth. “Following a successful Crewed Flight Test, Boeing and NASA will continue to work to certify Starliner for long-duration operational missions to the ISS.”
Congratulations to the @BoeingSpace & @ulalaunch teams on a successful launch and docking of #Starliner. https://t.co/9XqEezS3Nm
— Axiom Space (@Axiom_Space) June 6, 2024
Last week, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s statement about Starliner also made a splash. Musk picture from your account, “Boeing received $4.2 billion to develop an astronaut capsule, while SpaceX received only $2.6 billion. Despite this, SpaceX finished its own capsule 4 years early. Note also that Dragon 2’s crew capsule design has almost nothing in common with Dragon 1. “There are too many managers at Boeing who do not have sufficient technical knowledge.” had criticized.