Boeing Starliner crew aboard ISS after challenging docking

By Agence France-Presse

Jun 07, 2024 11:36 am

WASHINGTON, D.C.: A Boeing Starliner capsule carrying its first ever astronauts docked with the International Space Station on Thursday after overcoming unexpected challenges arising from thruster malfunctions and helium leaks.

The spaceship dubbed 'Calypso' rendezvoused with the orbital lab at 1:34 pm ET (1734 GMT) over the southern Indian Ocean, allowing crewmates Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to enter a while later.

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