Boeing Starliner astronaut capsule launches on third attempt | BBC News

The American Boeing company has launched its Starliner capsule towards the International Space Station (ISS) with two Nasa astronauts aboard.

It's the first time the vehicle has been entrusted to carry people after coming through a long and tortuous development programme.

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will be testing the capsule on a mission that's expected to last just over a week.

Starliner is scheduled to dock with the space station on Thursday.

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[Gisbert-]

The balls it must took to enter something made by Boeing.. respect

[mattatk]

I live nearby it was loud as fuck and shook my house

[lemonhaze]

Congratulations on surviving on a Boeing flight

[pip]

Upwards & beyond... Per Adaur Ad Astra...!

[briansmith]

How much helium does ot get through in each trip ?

[johnpenner]

she mentioned getting the most 'bang for the buck' — in rocketry, you may want to be very careful about what sort of bang you're getting! 🚀

As I hurtled through space, one thought kept crossing my mind — every part of this rocket was supplied by the lowest bidder. (John Glenn)

[taylorrichardson]

Shame all the Boeing aircraft are struggling in the meantime 😂😂. Oh, and well done, people got sent to the space!!!😂😂😂😂😂

[Павел-ьшс]

А царь тем ядом напитал
Свои послушливые стрелы
И с ними гибель разослал
К соседям в чуждые пределы.

[Strerium]

Where those debris particles that separates with starliner go ?

[mahnazquamar]

Congratulations for great achievement 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[Universe.Singer]

Brilliant trip to ISS, but at what cost? Helium leaking sounds ……….

[SkatterBrainSB]

"JOHNSON! It looks like a giant ... " 😅

[sylke]

Has the dome been penetrated? Or did it bounce off the dome again?

[EdwardOberon]

I wish there was a better word for what's out there, rather than "Space".. on one hand it sounds quite plain, on the other it sounds like a tantric hot yoga studio/art gallery in the evenings.

[lyudmilakutsenko]

ISS might be a funny place. You look from the above on all the small people who hustle for money and land and who don't notice the stars.

[Jundarippa]

One of these future whistle-blowers is in danger.

[DeloresRosettaNelson-ffgr]

Good day to the stuff from CNN my name is Dolores. I’m living in Germany with my two son but her life for mistake. We are been in steak attack over five years now from silent weapon. We really need some help to get out of this country. I don’t know if there is any hope for us there. Maybe you could try to assist us. We are original from Jamaica, we’re leaving with 28 really need help before we die

[ytnb]

Competition started - SpaceX, NASA, Boeing, European Space Agency, China, and Russia

[ezenvkz]

Any dead whistle blowers killed by accident in the lift off process?

[BondJFK]

UK has a space agency ? For what, Launching fish & chips to space ? 🤣🤣🤣🤣