Boeingβs Starliner Overcomes Malfunctioning Thrusters to Dock at Space Station NYT: Science By: Kenneth Chang 6 June 2024 at 16:00 Two NASA astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, opened the hatch of the spacecraft and boarded the outpost in orbit. Β© NASA JohnsonThe Boeing Starliner capsule en route to docking with the International Space Station on Thursday.
Boeing Starliner Carries NASA Astronauts to Orbit in βMilestoneβ Flight NYT: Science By: Kenneth Chang 5 June 2024 at 15:47 The launch marks a long-delayed win for the aerospace giant, and the next step in NASAβs reliance on the private sector for its human spaceflight program. Β© Joe Skipper/ReutersThe Starliner lifting off from Cape Canaveral on Wednesday, Boeingβs first mission with astronauts aboard, who would take about a day to reach the International Space Station.
The Long, Difficult Road of Boeingβs Starliner Capsule NYT: Science By: Kenneth Chang 5 June 2024 at 13:44 Hereβs a timeline of the setbacks that proceeded the spacecraftβs first trip to orbit with astronauts on board. Β© Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesBoeingβs Starliner spacecraft atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at Space Launch Complex 41 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Meet Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, the NASA Astronauts Riding on Boeingβs Starliner NYT: Science By: Kenneth Chang 2 June 2024 at 10:32 Β© Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich/EPA, via ShutterstockThe astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams on their way to the Starliner spacecraft on May 6, before the launch was called off.
NASA Astronauts to Wait Another Week for Boeing Starliner Launch NYT: Science By: Kenneth Chang 24 May 2024 at 14:56 Officials from NASA and Boeing say they have worked out a solution to a helium leak that has kept the Starliner astronaut capsule grounded. Β© Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesThe astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams on their way to the Starliner spacecraft on May 6, before the launch was called off.