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7th June 2024 | 05:53

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Finally docked at the ISS at the second attempt after more problems. Big pucker factor coming home if anything similar happens during re-entry.

The first docking approach was aborted when they were ordered to retreat to a holding pattern 200m away known as the “keep out sphere” after five of the manoeuvring thrusters failed to fire.

https://www.space.com/boeing-starlin...ocking-attempt

…..”Starliner missed its first docking chance, at 12:15 p.m. EDT (1615 GMT), after five of its 28 reaction-control thrusters malfunctioned. But the mission team got four of those impacted thrusters back online, and Starliner was cleared to approach the ISS in the next window.”….

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