When this spacecraft is ready for launch, its role is to take crew and cargo to the international space station. starliner is a brand new spacecraft that looks like the apollo module used in the moon landings more than 50 years ago. it carried three astronauts, whereas starliner has a maximum capacity of seven. the spacecraft will take a day to reach the space station when it will test out its docking and cargo transportation systems. the mission will last around a week and on returning to earth, the crew will experience starliner s landing system, which will touch down in the deserts in the south western united states. the boeing spacecraft can only take off at fixed times to rendezvous with the space station. the next launch opportunities are sunday, wednesday and thursday. if the problem hasn t been sorted by then, the test flight will face yet another long delay. pallab ghosh, bbc news.
And cargo to the international space station. starliner is a brand new spacecraft that looks like the apollo module used in the moon landings more than 50 years ago. it carried three astronauts, whereas starliner has a maximum capacity of seven. the spacecraft will take a day to reach the space station when it will test out its docking and cargo transportation systems. the mission will last around a week and on returning to earth, the crew will experience starliner s landing system, which will touch down in the deserts in the south western united states. the boeing spacecraft can only take off at fixed times to rendezvous with the space station. the next launch opportunities are sunday, wednesday and thursday. if the problem hasn t been sorted by then, the test flight will face yet another long delay. pallab ghosh, bbc news. real madrid have won the champions league for a record 15th time.
To reach the space station when it will test out its docking and cargo transportation systems. the mission will last around a week and on returning to earth, the crew will experience starliner s landing system, which will touch down in the deserts in the south western united states. the boeing spacecraft can only take off at fixed times to rendezvous with the space station. the next launch opportunities are sunday, wednesday and thursday. if the problem hasn t been sorted by then, the test flight will face yet another long delay. pallab ghosh, bbc news. china says it s landed an unmanned spacecraft on the far side of the moon. the mission, which launched on may 3rd, aims to be the first to bring lunar rock samples from the region which is unexplored. scientists believe the samples could provide new information about how the moon was formed.
Minutes, four minutes. they re taken back to their quarters and then the investigation begins. initial findings suggest the system failed to allow a computer controlled launch. those in charge need to find out why. this is the business that we re in. everything s got to work perfectly, like we ve talked before. today we got really close. it didn t work for us. the team is very professional, they are in their 24 hour turnaround right now, and when we re ready to go, they ll be ready to go. when this spacecraft is ready for launch, its role is to take crew and cargo to the international space station. starliner is a brand new spacecraft that looks like the apollo module used in the moon landings more than 50 years ago. it carried three astronauts, whereas starliner has a maximum capacity of seven. the spacecraft will take a day to reach the space station when it will test out its docking and cargo transportation systems.