Boeing crew arrives at Space Station CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Boeing's new capsule arrived Thursday at the International Space Station, delayed by last-minute thruster trouble for the first test flight with astronauts. The 260-mile-high linkup over the Indian Ocean culminated more than a day of continuing drama for Boeing's astronaut flight debut carrying NASA test pilots Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams.
Boeing plans to keep Starliner at the space station for at least eight days before guiding it to a landing in the western U.S. The Starliner capsule had a small helium leak when it rocketed into orbit with two NASA astronauts Wednesday.
Hours into the flight, two more leaks cropped up and a third was discovered after docking. Later, five of the capsule's 28 thrusters went down. The astronauts managed to restart three of them, providing enough safety margin to proceed.
By then, Starliner passed up the first docking opportunity and circled the world for an extra hour alongside the station before moving in. The thruster's problems were not related to the helium leaks, NASA's commercial crew program manager Steve Stich said after the docking. Murder suspect checked in other attacks MEMPHIS -- Memphis police are investigating whether an Army veteran charged with killing a homeless man has targeted other homeless people in the city, a spokesperson said.
Kurt Loucks, 41, was charged May 30 with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Shaun Rhea. Loucks attacked Rhea early May 30.