Boeing's Starliner capsule won't dock with the international space station as planned, after the test flight ran into problems shortly after launch
Boeing Co. launched the first test flight of its Starliner space capsule from Florida on Friday, but the mission ran into problems roughly half an hour later and the vehicle won’t dock with the international space station as planned.
Liftoff of the specially-instrumented CST-100 vehicle from Cape Canaveral Air Force Base, aboard an Atlas V rocket, is intended to chart the course for routine missions carrying National Aeronautics and Space Administration crews to and from the international space station.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Boeing Sends Starliner Capsule Into Orbit on Initial Demonstration FlightBoeing successfully launched the first test flight of its Starliner space capsule from Florida before sunrise Friday, sending it on a long-awaited trip into orbit without astronauts.
Read more »
Boeing Starliner won't reach the International Space Station and will return to EarthA technical issue made Boeing&39;s Starliner miss an orbit required to rendezvous with the International Space Station, NASA says
Read more »
Boeing capsule goes off course, won't dock at space stationBREAKING: Boeing's new Starliner capsule went off course after launch and won't dock with the International Space Station. It was supposed to be a crucial dress rehearsal for next year's inaugural launch with astronauts.
Read more »
Boeing to launch capsule built for NASA astronauts on final uncrewed test flightA spacecraft built by Boeing is scheduled to launch into space and dock with the International Space Station over the weekend. Friday's milestone test flight could be the last major step in a long-running mission to once again launch humans from US soil.
Read more »