Boeing's first Starliner astronaut flight was scheduled for July 21. It won't fly this summer, but a fall launch is 'feasible.'
, was most recently targeted to launch two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station on July 21. Now, it likely won't launch at all this summer, and may not get off the ground this year.Boeing
Two major safety issues are driving the latest delay, both of them discovered last week during in-depth reviews of Starliner to certify the spacecraft for crewed flight, Nappi said. Starliner's three main parachutes The second safety issue Boeing found pertains to the protective tape covering the wiring harnesses throughout the Starliner capsule. That tape, Nappi said, is flammable and there are"hundreds" of feet of it inside Starliner.
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