OREANDA-NEWS. Boeing announced on Friday that it had abnormally launched the Starliner spacecraft into orbit. "Starliner has abnormally launched into orbit, but we are in control of the ship. The command and control team are evaluating the next maneuver", a Boeing report on Twitter said.

NASA Director James Brydenstein, in turn, informed that now "Starliner is in a stable orbit". According to him, “the engine did not turn on, which is necessary for approaching the ISS”. The new US Starliner, developed by Boeing, was first launched on Friday in unmanned mode to the International Space Station (ISS). The launch was made from the air base at Cape Canaveral (Florida) using the Atlas V launch vehicle. Docking from the ISS is planned in a day.

It was previously reported that the new American Starliner, developed by Boeing, was first launched on Friday in an unmanned mode to the International Space Station (ISS). The broadcast was conducted on the NASA website.