Boeing's New Spacecraft Gets Lost On Way To Space Station

Boeing's New Spacecraft Gets Lost On Way To Space Station

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Boeing's Starliner has been designed and built for NASA's Commercial Crew Program, intended to provide 'taxi' services for astronauts to the International Space Station. Today was the first full flight test, launching on board an Atlas V from Cape Canaveral the initial flight was flawless. However after separation the spacecraft got confused and maneuvered incorrectly, burning through fuel needed for the rendezvous. Ultimately the spacecraft was recovered by it was no longer in the correct orbit and at this time space station docking has been ruled out.

The vehicle will be tested on orbit to make sure all the systems operated correctly before the Starliner returns and lands at White Sands on Sunday.

John Kraus's launch photos can be found here:
https://twitter.com/johnkrausphotos/status/1207992482409132033?s=20



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