{"id":25056,"date":"2024-06-07T07:00:08","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T07:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fd8e67a1-b888-4019-8fab-4c404e26b1fb12"},"modified":"2024-06-07T07:00:08","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T07:00:08","slug":"boeings-starliner-overcomes-last-second-problems-to-dock-with-the-iss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/boeings-starliner-overcomes-last-second-problems-to-dock-with-the-iss\/","title":{"rendered":"Boeing\u2019s Starliner overcomes last-second problems to dock with the ISS"},"content":{"rendered":"
Boeing\u2019s Starliner has successfully docked with the ISS \u2014 but not without some last-minute problems. The company\u2019s first crewed test flight<\/span> to the space station linked up<\/span> at 1:34 PM ET after missing<\/span> its first shot due to several thrusters malfunctioning. Astronauts Barry \u201cButch\u201d Wilmore and Sunita \u201cSuni\u201d Williams plan to spend the next eight days onboard the ISS before returning to Earth.<\/p>\n The capsule docked with the ISS in an orbit about 260 miles over the Indian Ocean. The pair is now circling the planet at around 17,500 mph.<\/p>\n \u201cNice to be attached to the big city in the sky,\u201d Wilmore spoke over comms to mission control in Houston after the successful docking. The capsule carries 760 pounds of cargo, including about 300 pounds of food and other supplies requested by the four US astronauts and three Russian cosmonauts onboard.<\/p>\n