Boeing shared a video of an idyllic view from the window of its Starliner capsule, which was on its recent uncrewed test flight.
The footage shows Earth coming into view as the space craft makes its way to the International Space Station for a short stay. You can see an object around the 43-second mark, whether a piece of space rock or a satellite.
#TopGun pilots aren't the only ones with the #NeedForSpeed!#RosietheRocketeer and Kerbalnaut Jebediah Kerman reached 17,500 m.p.h. when #Starliner was orbiting Earth on the way to @Space_Station. Check out the on orbit views here. pic.twitter.com/Ac0lj1adzv
— Boeing Space (@BoeingSpace) May 28, 2022
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carried the Boeing CST-100 Starliner into space.
The Starliners took Rosie the Rocketeer along for the ride, a sensor-equipped mannequin that allowed scientists to monitor and assess the conditions inside the capsule during its key five-day mission.
The character from the Kerbal Space Program game, called Jebediah Kerman, was carried by the spaceship.
After dropping off 500 pounds of supplies for the astronauts on the International Space Station, the capsule returned to Earth in a parachute-assisted landing in the New Mexico desert.
The initial indications are that the mission went well, but engineers are still analyzing the data.
The software issues that prevented it from reaching the International Space Station in the first flight of the year made it perform better.
If the recent mission is a success, Boeing will work with NASA to organize the Starliner's first crewed flight to the space station, which could take place before the end of this year.
NASA will be able to use the capsule on a regular basis if the final proof of its safety and reliability is offered by the crewed flight. The American space agency only has access to one operational capsule at the moment. The Crew Dragon is an important part of NASA's missions to low-Earth orbit.
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