Boeing’s Starliner capsule launched Wednesday for its first astronaut-crewed flight into space to the International Space Station (ISS) after several delays. The liftoff occurred at 10:53 a.m. ET from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida Weather was 90% favorable to launch. Derrol Nail of NASA Communications said during a livestream that […]
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NASA sets new launch date for Boeing Starliner’s 1st astronaut-crewed flight after delays
NASA has set a new launch date for its first astronaut-crewed flight into space on Boeing’s Starliner after scrubbing Saturday afternoon’s launch just minutes before it was due to begin. On Sunday, the agency announced that NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test Mission teams are preparing to support a launch at 10:52 a.m. ET on Wednesday, […]
NASA announces new launch date for Boeing’s Starliner astronaut-crewed mission after several delays
NASA announced the new target launch date for the first astronaut-crewed flight into space aboard Boeing’s Starliner after several delays. The first flight will attempt to launch on Saturday, June 1, at 12:25 p.m. ET, with backup dates set for June 2, June 5 and June 6, the federal space agency said in a blog […]