HOUSTON, June 6, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- NASA astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita
"Suni" Williams successfully docked Boeing's [NYSE: BA] Starliner
spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS), about 26 hours
after launching from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The
astronauts monitored Starliner as it autonomously conducted a
series of maneuvers to steadily bring the spacecraft closer to the
orbiting laboratory before docking.
On the way to the ISS, the crew completed a series of tests
including manually flying Starliner for the first time in space.
The two Starliner astronauts, who are joining seven others
currently living on the station, will assist with various tests and
conduct scientific experiments while in space.
"It is both amazing and humbling to join the fleet of commercial
spacecraft capable of conducting crewed transportation services to
and from the space station for NASA. Our teams have done some great
work to get us to this point," said Kay
Sears, vice president and general manager of Space,
Intelligence & Weapon Systems for Boeing Defense, Space &
Security.
After spending about a week on orbit, Wilmore and Williams will
board Starliner and return home.
For more about Starliner, visit www.boeing.com/starliner. Follow
the mission on X @BoeingSpace and www.starlinerupdates.com.
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