United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket stands on its Florida launch pad at sunset, topped by Boeing’s gumdrop-shaped Starliner space capsule. (ULA Photo) NASA and its commercial partners are counting down once more to a launch aimed at sending Boeing’s Starliner space capsule to the International Space Station — with a living, breathing crew on […]
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NASA rules out Saturday launch for Boeing’s oft-delayed Starliner crew ship
Plans to launch Boeing’s oft-delayed Starliner spacecraft on its first crewed test flight Saturday were put on hold Tuesday night to give managers more time to evaluate a small helium leak in the ship’s propulsion system. A new launch target was not announced. The Starliner’s crew — commander Barry “Butch” Wilmore and co-pilot Sunita Williams […]