CAPE CANAVERAL, May 7 — The first crewed launch of Boeing’s Starliner spaceship will have to wait until at least Friday to give ground teams time to analyse a malfunctioning...
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Nasa is also banking on Starliner’s success in order to achieve its goal of certifying a second commercial vehicle to carry crews to the orbital outpost.Elon Musk’s SpaceX achieved the feat with its Dragon capsule in 2020, ending a nearly decade-long dependence on Russian rockets following the end of the Space Shuttle programme.
“The team needs additional time to complete a full assessment, so we are targeting the next launch attempt no earlier than Friday, May 10,” ULA, a Boeing-Lockheed Martin joint venture, said in a statement. Their new mission will see them put Starliner through its paces, piloting the craft manually to test its capabilities.
“Ground intervention prevented loss of vehicle,” said Nasa in the aftermath, chiding Boeing for inadequate safety checks.
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