Boeing's new spaceship for carrying astronauts arrived at the International Space Station on Friday night as part of its uncrewed test flight. The hatch between the Starliners and the International Space Station was opened. On Saturday, May 21, astronauts will be able to get into the craft with 800 pounds of cargo and crew supplies inside.
There is a dummy known as Rosie the Rocketeer in the commander's seat. The famous Rosie the Riveter from World War II posters was inspired by the data collected by Rosie during her mission. According to Boeing, she is the 50th percentile of human height and weight and helps to maintain Starliner's center of gravity during the test flight.
Rosie flew on the first test flight of the Starliner but it failed to reach the space station. Rosie provided data on what astronauts can expect to experience when flying in a Starliner despite the problems during the first test flight.
The current crew of the International Space Station came together for a welcome ceremony to celebrate the arrival of the new craft.
The seven-member Exp 67 crew gathers for a welcome ceremony in front of the hatch where the @BoeingSpace #Starliner docked on Friday evening. pic.twitter.com/AGfkAjWMbI
— International Space Station (@Space_Station) May 21, 2022
The space station is home to a wide variety of spaceships. Five different types of craft are docked with the International Space Station.
The Boeing Starliner is one of the craft that carried the four Crew-4 astronauts from NASA and the European Space Agency to the station last month. The Russian Soyuz craft arrived at the station in March carrying three Russian cosmonauts.
There are three crew craft and three cargo craft docked, as well as two Russian supply ships.
The crowded exterior won't last long as the Starliner is scheduled to return to Earth on May 25.
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