Boeing will send astronauts into space after spate of in-flight problems on planes

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It’s a wonderful day.” open image in gallery From left, NASA astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Suni Williams, Boeing Crew Flight Test commander and pilot NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore, commander, and Suni Williams, pilot, are due to reach the ISS on Wednesday and will stay for around a week, the agency said. Our eyes are on the spacecraft.” open image in gallery NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams pose for a picture after a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft aboard was rolled out of the Vertical Integration Facility to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 ahead of the NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test, Saturday, May 4, 2024 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. ) “We’re fully trained in all aspects of Starliner.” open image in gallery Boeing's Starliner spacecraft arrives at the Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. open image in gallery A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft aboard is seen on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 ahead of the NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test, Monday, May 6, 2024 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. )