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Boeing's Starliner Successfully Docks at ISS After Initial Thruster Issues
The Boeing Starliner capsule successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on June 6, after a day of drama-filled events. The capsule, carrying NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, was initially planned to rendezvous with the ISS over an hour earlier but was delayed due to issues with its reaction control system thrusters. Prior to docking, Starliner had already experienced several setbacks, including a small helium leak during launch and two additional leaks hours into the flight. Furthermore, four of the capsule's 28 thrusters malfunctioned. Despite these challenges, Wilmore and Williams successfully navigated the autonomous docking process with the ISS. The crew will spend at least a week on board the station before returning to Earth.
I would say Starliner made us work a little harder to get docked.
It was a little bit shocking that we actually launched.
It was pretty cool to jump off the planet and then feel the Atlas V do its thing.
And I can tell you, I wish we could have taken you all on that ascent. It was pretty thrilling.
Nice to be attached to the big city in the sky.
I mean, stopping exactly on a number you want to stop on. The precision is pretty amazing.
Suni and I have done some manual maneuvering, and it is precise, more so even than the simulator.
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- 5.Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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- 7.US Navy