
Boeing’s Starliner finally flies, but mission control reports more helium leaks
Larger / Boeing’s Starliner capsule lifts off aboard United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket. After years of delay, Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft finally blasted into orbit from Florida on Wednesday, sending two veteran NASA astronauts on a long-delayed cruise to the International Space Station. The Starliner capsule lifted off at 10:52 a.m. EDT (14:52 UTC) aboard…