Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Space
Space
Science
Josh Dinner

NASA delays landing of Boeing's 1st Starliner astronaut mission to June 22

Boeing's Starliner capsule approaches the International Space Station for docking on June 6, 2024.

Boeing's first crewed Starliner mission, that ferried astronauts to the International Space Station, will need to wait a little longer before returning its crew to Earth. 

On June 5, the Crew Flight Test (CFT) for Boeing's Starliner spacecraft launched with NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams on board; the spacecraft docked at the International Space Station (ISS) the next day. The mission's objective was to complete a full on-orbit shakedown of the spacecraft, and it was originally set to last about a week. Now, the pair won't return home until June 22, at the earliest.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.