Boeing's Starliner Crew Spacecraft Docks Successfully to International Space Station

Boeing's Starliner Crew Spacecraft Docks Successfully to International Space Station

The unpiloted Boeing Starliner spacecraft docked to the International Space Station on May 20, 2022, following a launch from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on May 19. Boeing’s Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) will remain at the station to complete a series of test objectives before departing the complex on May 25 where it will land at White Sands Space Harbor, New Mexico. This test flight comes as a precursor to a future crewed Starliner test flight.

Boeing's Starliner and SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft have been developed and tested to fly astronauts to and from the International Space Station from U.S. soil.

For more info on OFT-2 and Starliner, visit: boeing.com/starliner

Learn more about NASA’s Commercial Crew Program at:

https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew

Image Credit: European Space Agency (ESA) Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti of Italy/NASA/JSC

Release Date: May 20, 2022

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