Boeing delayed an uncrewed flight of its Starliner capsule to the International Space Station (ISS) over a propulsion issue.
This NASA photo shows A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on top.WASHINGTON - Boeing delayed an uncrewed flight of its Starliner capsule to the International Space Station on Tuesday over a propulsion issue, pushing back a key test it last attempted in 2019.
The test flight was supposed to take place on Friday but had to be rescheduled after a new Russian science module inadvertently fired its thrusters following docking with the ISS, pushing the orbital outpost off kilter. As a result, Starliner did not have enough fuel to reach the ISS and had to return to Earth prematurely, and a subsequent investigation showed it almost experienced a dire flight anomaly while reentering the atmosphere.
Steve Stich, manager of NASA's commercial crew programme, told reporters last week he had confidence this time around.
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