A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying two astronauts aboard Boeing's Starliner-1 Crew Flight Test (CFT), is launched on a mission to the International Space Station, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. June 5, 2024.
Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore faced more helium leaks and missed the 12:15 p.m. ET docking opportunity as NASA mission control worked through issues with Boeing's new Starliner spacecraft.
The reusable gumdrop-shaped capsule, dubbed "Calypso" by its crew, was lofted into space on Wednesday atop an Atlas V rocket furnished and flown by Boeing-Lockheed Martin's United Launch Alliance joint venture. A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying two astronauts aboard Boeing's Starliner-1 Crew Flight Test, is launched on a mission to the International Space Station, in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Wednesday.
Plans call for Wilmore and Williams to remain aboard the station for about eight days, then depart on a return flight that will take Starliner on a fiery re-entry back through Earth's atmosphere and end with a parachute- and airbag-assisted landing in the U.S. southwest desert, a first for a crewed NASA mission.—On its voyage to the ISS, helium leaks were detected on Starliner's propulsion system, knocking out some of the 28 thrusters used by the capsule to manoeuvre in space.
Last-minute glitches had nixed the Starliner's first two crewed launch attempts, including a helium leak found on the capsule's propulsion system that officials later determined was not serious enough to warrant a mechanical fix.
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