The company has chosen not to repair a small helium leak in the spacecraft's service module ahead of the scheduled launch of its first crew to orbit.
and Boeing set a new date for the first crewed test flight of the Starliner spacecraft despite an unresolved issue with a gas leak that was discovered earlier this month. The Starliner Crewed Flight Test is now scheduled for liftoff on June 1 at 12:25 p.m. ET from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The spacecraft will ride on board United Launch Alliance ’s Atlas V rocket, carrying
and Boeing have chosen to proceed with flying the astronaut crew on the leaky Starliner spacecraft, throwing caution to the wind. When asked why they’ve chosen not to resolve the issue, Boeing’s vice president Mark Nappi said that it would require taking apart the Starliner spacecraft at its factory, AFP reported. “We can handle this particular leak if that leak rate were to grow even up to 100 times.” The spacecraft consists of a reusable crew capsule and an expendable service module.
’s Commercial Crew Program, said during a news conference on Friday. Boeing’s Crewed Flight Test is part of
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