NASA astronauts and officials on Wednesday said Boeing Co's Starliner space capsule is ready for its uncrewed launch this week to the International Space Station, a long-delayed test mission meant to demonstrate the aerospace giant can safely fly humans in space.
Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is prepared for launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket on a second unpiloted test flight to the International Space Station, at Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. May 18, 2022. REUTERS/Joe SkipperStarliner space capsule is ready for its uncrewed launch this week to the International Space Station, a long-delayed test mission meant to demonstrate the aerospace giant can safely fly humans in space.
At 6:54 p.m. EDT on Thursday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Starliner is set to make another attempt at launching to the space station without any astronauts aboard, aiming to provide Boeing a much-needed success as the company strives to climb out of successive crises in its jetliner business and elsewhere in its space and defense unit.
Last year's valve issues led Boeing to come up with temporary fixes for this week's mission, company officials said on Tuesday, adding that longer-term fixes will be implemented after the mission. The issues have triggered conflict with one of Boeing's key suppliers for Starliner, Reuters reported last week.Starliner will attempt to dock to the space station on Friday and spend four to five days attached to the orbital outpost before returning to Earth.
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