NASA Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is facing significant difficulties docking with the International Space Station (ISS), adding to its troubled history. Earlier this week, the Starliner finally launched with NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and … Read on blog or Reader THE MANILA JOURNAL Read on blog or Reader Boeing's Starliner Faces Docking Challenges with ISS janimonow June 10 NASA Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is facing significant difficulties docking with the International Space Station (ISS), adding to its troubled history. Earlier this week, the Starliner finally launched with NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams aboard after years of delays, technical problems, and an unsuccessful test flight. However, the journey was marred by helium leaks and a malfunction in the reaction-control thrusters, causing Boeing to abort its first docking attempt with the ISS. The spacecraft had to pause at around 850 feet from the ISS to perform a series of hot fire tests. "We lost the first docking window," NASA communicator Neal Nagato informed the Starliner crew, as reported by Space.com. NASA is now analyzing the data to plan the next docking attempt. Despite these issues, NASA announced that the capsule was cleared to enter the ISS's "keep out sphere," with another docking attempt scheduled for 1:33 PM Eastern time. Boeing stated that the helium leaks do not pose a safety risk for the crew, the vehicle, or the mission, as helium is non-combustible and non-toxic. Comment

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