Boeing's Starliner capsule had a helium leak in one of its thrusters, but it is still scheduled to launch on 1 June for its first crewed flight to the International Space Station
The Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on top of the ULA Atlas V rocket at the Kennedy Space Center, 5 May 2024, in Cape Canaveral, FloridaBoeing is preparing its Starliner spacecraft for its first crewed flight. The capsule has been in the works for more than a decade, and this historic flight will help launch a new era for the US space industry.Starliner is scheduled to launch on 1 June at 17.25 BST, or 12.25pm local time at Cape Canaveral in Florida.
The agency also plans to broadcast Starliner docking with the International Space Station on 2 June.Because this is Starliner’s first crewed test flight, the goal is simply to get its two passengers to the ISS and back safely. The two astronauts aboard this flight are Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, each of whom has already been to the ISS twice. The plan is for them to stay aboard the ISS for about a week before returning to Earth.
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