Starliner's latest delay was due to a helium leak, which the company decided not to repair.
Despite several delays and technical hiccups, Boeing is getting ready to launch its first crewed test flight to the International Space Station as part of its agreement with
astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the space station and back. ’s Commercial Crew Program and is meant to transport crew and cargo to and from the International Space Station under a $4.3 billion contract with the space agency. to call for a second test flight of the empty spacecraft before a crew rides on board. In May 2022, Boeing completed the Orbital Flight Test-2 , the second uncrewed test flight of Starliner, setting the stage for a crewed test flight. But OFT-2 suffered a few hiccups, including the failure of a thruster used for orbital maneuvering. Boeing’s crewed Starliner launch was initially set for February 2023, then postponed to late April, and finally rescheduled for July 21, 2023.
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