Will Boeing Starliner Take Sunita Williams To Space On Third Attempt Today?
New Delhi: Will Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams be finally able to fly into space this evening? A series of technical issues had forced the launch to be aborted twice just minutes before liftoff with Ms Williams and her colleague Butch Wilmore strapped in and seated inside Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, attempting its maiden space flight with humans. Now, the US space agency is making every effort to ensure a safe flight despite the setbacks. The final preparations are underway for the launch of the Starliner Crew's test flight to the International Space Station, NASA said, adding that Boeing's Starliner spacecraft and United Launch Alliance's (ULA) Atlas V rocket are back at the launch pad at the Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The last launch scheduled for June 1, 2024, was scrubbed less than four minutes before liftoff as one of the ground computers flagged a technical issue in the rocket. The ULA said it has rep...