Boeing’s passenger spacecraft, the CST-100 Starliner, successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS) for the first time on Saturday, May 21, paving the way for future flights that could potentially bring people into orbit.
This was the third attempt by Starliners in a mission designed to test the capabilities of the crew system from end to end as part of NASA’s commercial crew program.
The first was in December 2019, which failed due to a series of software problems. In a second attempt last August, Boeing halted flights just hours before takeoff after finding some fuel valves that were not working properly.
“Through the combined work of NASA and Starliner teams, the spacecraft connected to Boeing’s international docking adapter at 5:58 a.m. Indian time,” Boeing Space tweeted.
NASA tweeted: “The Boeing Space Starliner, which has just arrived on the International Space Station during a test flight, carries more than 500 pounds (227 kg) of cargo and provisions for the crew.
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