After a nearly month-long delay, Boeing and its mission partners finally sent two astronauts to the International Space Station for a crew test flight. The historic launch, the first time humans flew aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, was scrapped twice and postponed many times in between. It’s been almost a month since the first launch attempt was scrapped on May 6. The mission had suffered delays ranging from mechanical problems to helium leaks and, most recently, the failure of ground support equipment. After a cleanup on Saturday, United Launch Alliance and their teams identified the problem and were able to replace a faulty power system in their ground operations computers. Now two NASA astronauts are in orbit aboard the Boeing-built Starliner. About the Mission: On this mission, two NASA astronauts will travel to the International Space Station in Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, which sits atop United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket. Officials say it will take about a week for the astronauts to get there. The purpose of the mission is to test the Starliner spacecraft and its subsystems, including maneuvering and docking before NASA can certify the spacecraft for rotational missions. When was the launch? The Starliner mission launched at 10:52 a.m. on Wednesday, June 5. Where was the launch? The launch of the Atlas V rocket and Starliner spacecraft took place from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Who are the astronauts? The Boeing Crew Flight Test marks the first time people have traveled aboard Starliner, which has historically flown without passengers. Two experienced NASA astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, are on board. Wilmore is the mission commander and has been an astronaut for NASA since July 2000. He is a veteran of two space flights. Williams is the pilot of the mission and has been a NASA astronaut since 1998. She is a veteran of two space missions. Both astronauts headed home after the mission’s many delays, but returned to Central Florida last week ahead of the scrapped June 1 launch attempt. As of last check on Wednesday morning, the two astronauts were in orbit after a successful launch. If all goes according to plan, the two will spend eight days on the International Space Station.
After a delay of nearly a month, Boeing and its mission partners finally sent two astronauts to the International Space Station for a crew test flight.
The historic launch, the first time humans flew aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, was canceled twice and postponed many times in between.
It’s been almost a month since the first launch attempt on May 6 was scrapped. The mission had experienced delays ranging from mechanical problems to helium leaks and, most recently, the failure of ground support equipment.
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After a cleanup on Saturday, United Launch Alliance and their teams identified the problem and were able to replace a faulty power system in their ground operations computers.
Now two NASA astronauts are in orbit aboard the Boeing-built Starliner.
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About the mission:
During this mission, two NASA astronauts will travel to the International Space Station in Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, which sits atop United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket.
Officials say it will take about a week for the astronauts to get there.
The purpose of the mission is to test the Starliner spacecraft and its subsystems, including maneuvering and docking before NASA can certify the spacecraft for rotational missions.
When was the launch?
The Starliner mission took off on Wednesday, June 5 at 10:52 am.
Where was the launch?
The launch of the Atlas V rocket and Starliner spacecraft took place from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Who are the astronauts?
The Boeing Crew Flight Test marks the first time people will travel aboard the Starliner, which has flown without passengers in the past.
Two experienced NASA astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, are on board.
Wilmore is the mission commander and has been an astronaut for NASA since July 2000. He is a veteran of two space flights.
Williams is the pilot of the mission and has been a NASA astronaut since 1998. She is a veteran of two space missions.
Both astronauts headed home after the mission’s many delays, but returned to Central Florida last week before the failed June 1 launch attempt.
As of last check on Wednesday morning, the two astronauts were in orbit after a successful launch.
If all goes according to plan, the two will spend eight days on the International Space Station.