The Starliner finally took off. Will Boeing bounce back?

So far, NASA and Boeing have had no luck with this project. Suffice it to say that the project itself was announced in… 2010. So far, the capsule itself has gone into space twice, although once it did not reach its destination, the International Space Station. The third attempt also required three attempts. In the end, however, the launch was a success. The broadcast could be watched live here. But this is not the end of the mission.

What is this mission for?

It must be admitted that this success was necessary, especially for Boeing. The company has recently been struggling with problems related to its products for the aviation industry, including in terms of safety. So now the giant has an image weapon in its hands that can help it get back from the bottom.

In flight, For the first time in the history of this capsule, two astronauts took part, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams. However, their task is not over yet. The Starliner will transport NASA astronauts to and from the International Space Station. The Starliner will dock at the forward port of the station's Harmony module after several hours of flight (June 6, 2024). Wilmore and Williams will remain on the space station for about a week to test the Starliner spacecraft and its subsystems before NASA completes final certification of the rotational mission transport system for the orbiting laboratory under the Commercial Crew program.

What is important, this is not the end of such attractions in the coming days. We can expect it tomorrow next launch of the fully integrated Starship/Super Heavy launch system from SpaceX, owned by Elon Musk. The goal will be for the rocket's reentry upper stage to survive re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere and splash down in the Indian Ocean. A successful launch, this time in the Gulf of Mexico, must also be performed in the lower segment.