NASA delays flight of Boeing’s Starliner again, this time for parachutes

Three years behind SpaceX, 1st crew flight of Boeing’s Starliner delayed again

NASA officials said there’s nothing wrong with the parachutes on the Boeing CST-100 Starliner awaiting its first flight ever with humans on board, but they want to make sure, so once again, the anticipated mission to the International Space Station has been delayed.

Boeing's first astronaut flight to space delayed until July

Boeing’s first launch of astronauts has been delayed again, this time until July. NASA announced the latest postponement Wednesday, saying more time is needed to certify and test the Starliner capsule's parachute system before the spacecraft blasts off with two test pilots. Additional soft...

Astronauts Sunita Williams 3rd flight to space delayed as Boeing pushes maiden launch

The Boeing spacecraft is to be piloted on its maiden mission to the International Space Station by astronaut Sunita Williams.

NASA reveals new date for first crewed Starliner flight

NASA had been hoping to perform the first crewed flight of the Starliner spacecraft in April, but the target launch date has now been pushed back.

Boeing's first astronaut flight to space delayed until July

Boeing already was running years behind schedule when it had to repeat its test flight without a crew to the International Space Station because of software and other problems.

Starliner crewed test flight delayed to July

NASA and Boeing have pushed back the first crewed launch of the company’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft with astronauts on board until at least late July because of certification paperwork that has taken longer than expected to complete. The post Starliner crewed test flight delayed to July appeared first on SpaceNews.