Boeing launches critical venture astronaut capsule
Boeing has launched its Starliner capsule towards the International Space Station (ISS) with two NASA astronauts abroad, as the it’s for the first time the vehicle has been entrusted to carry people. Strainer is scheduled to dock with the space station on Thursday. The capsule went up from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, riding a United Launch Alliance Atlas rocket. The 12-minute powered ascent was indeed flawless. Commander Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will be testing the capsule on a mission that is expected to last over a week. Starliner now has to raise itself to the orbit … Continue reading Boeing launches critical venture astronaut capsule
