Boeing has stacked the Starliner spacecraft atop an Atlas V rocket ahead of the capsule's first crewed flight to orbit next month.
Boeing ’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft has been stacked atop the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket ahead of its first crewed flight next month.
Recommended Videos Boeing shared a video showing the Starliner’s six-mile journey to the Atlas V rocket. Prepareation work will continue at the VIF to ensure the Atlas V and the spacecraft are properly communicating with each other. Boeing has had a tough time getting the Starliner ready for its first crewed test. The spacecraft’s maiden flight in 2019 ended in failure when the vehicle was unable to make it to the ISS. The mission surfaced a slew of issues with the Starliner’s flight systems, which engineers spent years putting right. The spacecraft made it to the ISS for a short stay in another test mission in 2022, though more issues had to be resolved after that.
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