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Boeing’s Starliner Set for Long-Awaited NASA Astronaut Launch

Jun 1, 2024 1 min read

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Boeing's Starliner capsule is set to launch on a long-delayed test flight for NASA. This mission, aimed at certifying the spacecraft for regular crewed missions to the International Space Station (ISS), has faced numerous delays due to technical issues, including a previously unnoticed leak detected during an attempted launch in early May. The test flight, originally scheduled years ago, will see the capsule lifted by United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

NASA is looking to establish Boeing's Starliner as a backup to SpaceX, which has been successfully flying astronauts to the ISS for the past four years under the agency's Commercial Crew program. Boeing has incurred $1.5 billion in costs due to the delays and has received nearly $5 billion in development funds from NASA. The success of this test flight is crucial for Boeing to begin regular missions to the ISS, offering NASA an alternative to SpaceX’s Dragon capsule.

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