NASA and Boeing are hoping to re-fly a key test of the Starliner spacecraft later this year, but a launch date has not yet been chosen.
NASA and Boeing are hoping to re-fly a key test of the company's Starliner spacecraft later this year.
A NASA investigation that concluded Tuesday found 80 recommended changes for Boeing to make to its spacecraft, after the aerospace company's December spaceflight test failed due to multiple anomalies. "Today we're turning the page from the investigation phase from [the flight test] into hardware development," NASA Commercial Crew program manger Steve Stich told reporters.NASA | Cory Hustonare targeting later this year to re-fly a key test of the company's Starliner spacecraft, although the U.S. space agency emphasized on Tuesday that a launch date has not yet been chosen.
A NASA investigation found 80 recommended changes for Boeing to make to its spacecraft, after the aerospace company's December spaceflight test failed due to multiple anomalies. In December, Starliner was supposed launch to the International Space Station, deliver cargo and return safely — in a key final test before flying people.
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