CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida : Boeing Co's new Starliner astronaut capsule was poised for a Monday night launch of its long-delayed inaugural crewed test flight to the International Space Station, two years after its first voyage without humans to the orbital laboratory.
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, is prepared for launch of the Starliner-1 Crew Flight Test , in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., May 5, 2024. REUTERS/Joe Skipper
Photographers work on remote cameras at Launch Complex 41 in preparation for the launch of Boeing's Starliner-1 Crew Flight Test , in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., May 4,, 2024. REUTERS/Steve NesiusCAPE CANAVERAL, Florida : Boeing Co's new Starliner astronaut capsule was poised for a Monday night launch of its long-delayed inaugural crewed test flight to the International Space Station, two years after its first voyage without humans to the orbital laboratory.
Although Starliner is designed to fly autonomously, the crew can assume control of the spacecraft if necessary, and the test flight calls for Wilmore and Williams to practice maneuvering the vehicle manually. Wilmore and Williams are expected to remain at the space station for about a week before riding the Starliner back to Earth for a parachute and airbag-assisted landing in the U.S. Desert Southwest - a first for crewed NASA missions.
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