Boeing’s 1st astronaut flight now set for June after a review of small leak on new capsule

NASA finds more issues with Boeing’s Starliner, but crew launch set for June 1

Fixing the helium leak would delay Starliner crew test flight for months.

Boeing's 1st astronaut flight now set for June

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Boeing is now aiming for its first astronaut launch at the beginning of June, after spending the past few weeks struggling with more problems on the space capsule. Officials for the company and NASA said Friday that intensive reviews indicate the Starliner capsule can safely fly two test pilots to […]

Boeing says its spacecraft is leaking, but it's still safe to launch US astronauts next week

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams conduct suited operations in the Boeing Starliner simulator at NASA's Johnson Space Center.NASA/Robert MarkowitzNASA and Boeing are proceeding with a space launch after discovering a helium leak.Starliner's maiden voyage will carry two US astronauts.Boeing VP Mark Nappi said the design vulnerability was "not a safety of flight issue."NASA and Boeing said a helium leak in its Starliner spacecraft is…

'It's so complicated:' Boeing Starliner teams diagnosing helium leak ahead of June 1 astronaut launch

NASA and Boeing are still working through "complicated" issues arising from a small Starliner spacecraft helium leak. Launch is June 1, but that's pending a flight readiness review.

Boeing’s first crewed spaceflight to take off despite defect

After years of delays, Boeing’s Starliner will carry two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station in June

Boeing & NASA Resolve Starliner Issues for Crewed Mission

Boeing & NASA Resolve Starliner Issues for Crewed Mission Boeing and NASA quelled two technical issues on the company's Starliner spacecraft, including a "design vulnerability" requiring a temporary workaround, to get the capsule back on track for its first mission carrying two astronauts to space, officials said on Friday.Starliner's debut crewed mission, a high-stakes test now planned for June 1, was derailed earlier this month by a small hel…