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Boeing's starliner docks at ISS after five thrusters unexpectedly shut off


Controllers scrambled to restore four of the five thrusters, causing Starliner to dock more than an hour later than planned.

Boeing is testing its capsule’s ability to transport crews to the International Space Station (ISS), with Starliner set to dock to the orbital lab on Thursday. Starliner is scheduled to autonomously dock to the forward-facing port of the space station’s Harmony module at approximately 12:15 p.m. on June 6, where it will remain for about a week. “We are going to take it one step at a time, putting Starliner through its paces, and remaining vigilant until Butch and Suni safely touch down back on Earth at the conclusion of this test flight.”

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