Editor’s note: This release was updated on June 5, 2024 to include instructions on how to attend the post-docking briefing on Thursday, June 6. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are safely in orbit during the first crewed test flight aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft en route to the International Space Station. As part of … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. CNN — Boeing’s Starliner mission will make a third attempt Wednesday to launch its first crewed flight test, a milestone a decade in the making. The new spacecraft’s maiden voyage with humans on board is … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. CNN — Boeing’s Starliner mission will make a third attempt Wednesday to launch its first crewed flight test, a milestone a decade in the making. The new spacecraft’s maiden voyage with humans on board is … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. CNN — Boeing’s Starliner plans to launch its first crewed voyage on Saturday, a mission that has been in the works for a decade. The new spacecraft is expected to lift off atop an Atlas … Read more
Joe Raedle/Getty Images Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft sits atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket May 7 after its scheduled Crew Flight Test launch was scrapped. Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. CNN — The target date for the long-awaited inaugural … Read more