Boeing's troubled Starliner remains docked at the International Space Station as NASA decides it is too risky to bring the astronauts home on the spacecraft. The two astronauts will return in February.
Boeing's troubled Starliner remains docked at the International Space Station as NASA decides it is too risky to bring the astronauts home on the spacecraft. The two astronauts will return in February.In this photo provided by NASA, Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams pose for a portrait inside the vestibule between the forward port on the International Space Station's Harmony module and Boeing's Starliner spacecraft on June 13.
And it’s a stunning blow to Boeing's beleaguered Starliner program, which has been beset by delays and technical troubles. This long-duration photo shows Boeing’s Starliner docked to the International Space Station at night, with the Earth whizzing by below.blasted off in Starliner on a trip to the station that was supposed to last about eight days--but now it will be eight months.cropped up during the test flight. NASA and Boeing spent weeks trying to understand the cause of helium leaks and flakey behavior by thrusters that inexplicably conked out as Starliner approached the station.
The agency will instead turn to their reliable partner SpaceX, which has successfully been providing taxi services to and from the station for several years.
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