WASHINGTON, April (Xinhua) -- The U.S. space agency NASA announced on Wednesday that the first unmanned test flight of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft would be delayed from April to August, and it was only "a working date" yet to be confirmed. NASA cited limited launch windows in April an...
In another effect of the delayed Starliner homecoming, NASA will also adjust the launch of SpaceX’s 31st commercial resupply services mission to no earlier than mid-October. NASA is holding a media teleconference on Wednesday, during which it will offer an update on its efforts to determine w...
Plans to launch Boeing's oft-delayed Starliner spacecraft on its first crewed test flight Saturday were put on hold Tuesday night to give managers more time to evaluate a smallhelium leak in the ship's propulsion system. A new launch target was not announced. ...
“We are now determining when we will be ready to launch, but anticipate additional parachute testing,” Boeing said. “We are committed to the Starliner program and are working closely with NASA to identify a new launch date.” Starliner’s story has been a troubled one. It was supposed t...
After nearly three weeks of exhaustive tests and data analysis, NASA managers said Friday they are confident Boeing'soft-delayed Starliner crew capsulecan safely launch "as is" on June 1, saying a small helium leak in the ship's propulsion system does not pose a flight safety ...
—NASA, Boeing delay Starliner capsule's 1st astronaut launch to early May The first operational mission for Starliner, known as Starliner-1, is set for early 2025 at the earliest. The crew for that mission is NASA's Scott Tingle, NASA's Mike Fincke and the Canadian Space Agency's Jo...
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson speaks at a press briefing at the Kennedy Space Center in advance of the launch of the Boeing Starliner Orbital Flight Test 2. Paul Hennessy | LightRocket | Getty Images NASA on Tuesday delayed its plans to return astronauts to the surface of the moon, announcing...
Commander Barry "Butch" Wilmore and pilot Sunita "Suni" Williams arrived at theISSin June as the first crew to test Boeing's new Starliner. Watch Boeing's Starliner crewed launch The US pair were expected to be back on Earth by now, but have been grounded by issues with the capsule, wh...
However, NASA and Boeing need to answer for how the Starliner program got to this point. The space agency approved the launch of the Starliner CFT mission in June despite knowing that the spacecraft had a helium leak in its propulsion system. Those leaks multiplied once Starliner...
NASA reveals date for attempted return flight of troubled Starliner NASA sets new target launch date for Starliner spacecraft First crewed test flight of Boeing Starliner delayed again, with no new launch date set First crewed flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft delayed again...