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The launch of Boeing’s ill-fated Starliner has been postponed once again

Boeing’s launch Starliner spacecraft already delayed The capsule has been shifted for at least four more days, from next Tuesday to May 25, due to ongoing work to address concerns about a small helium leak in the capsule’s propulsion system, officials said Friday. Mission commander Barry “Butch” Wilmore and co-pilot Sunita Williams aim to launch… Read More »

Boeing’s Starliner is ready to fly astronauts after years of delay. Here’s what took so long.

HOUSTON — Everyone thought Boeing’s new Starliner spacecraft would get astronauts flying sooner by now. Starliner is ready to carry two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) for the first time as soon as Monday, May 6, but it’s been a long road to get here. To achieve its goals, Boeing needed two… Read More »