The reusable gumdrop-shaped capsule and its crew have a rendezvous with the International Space Station. It is due to stay docked for about eight days, then safely return the two astronauts to Earth.
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Boeing’s BA.N Starliner capsule faces a crucial test on Thursday, June 6, when it is expected to dock with the International Space Station on the spacecraft’s first trip to orbit carrying astronauts, as the aerospace giant looks to sharpen its competition with Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The reusable gumdrop-shaped capsule and its crew have a rendezvous with the ISS. It is scheduled at 12:15 p.m. ET to dock autonomously with the ISS, which orbits some 250 miles above Earth. It is due to stay docked for about eight days, then safely return the two astronauts to Earth, among other flight objectives.
Boeing intends for Starliner – seeded with NASA funding – to compete with SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule, which since 2020 has been the US space agency’s only vehicle for sending ISS crew members to orbit from US soil. The mission is a test flight required before NASA can certify Starliner for routine astronaut missions.
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