Starliner flight is one big step for Boeing’s space capsule, but many hurdles remain

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A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying two astronauts aboard Boeing's Starliner-1 Crew Flight Test (CFT), is launched on a mission to the International Space Station in Cape Canaveral in Florida..

Boeings Starliner spacecraft scored a crucial achievement last week with the delivery of two astronauts to the International Space Station, but problems encountered along its journey in space and more hurdles that lie ahead make the aerospace giants goal toward routine missions a distant prospect...

The CST-100 Starliner capsules first crewed docking with two astronauts to the International Space Station, on Thursday, marked a long-sought safety demonstration for two audiences: NASA, which wants a second US spacecraft for rides to orbit, and the nascent market for private astronaut missions that is currently dominated by Elon Musks SpaceX and its Crew Dragon capsule...

We dont quite understand why theyre happening, Stich said.. Boeing has said it plans to redesign valves on Starliners propulsion system after the company and NASA identified a flaw in 2022..

Fixing a design flaw or even something of concern like a battery is much easier in a vertically integrated company, said former SpaceX Crew Dragon mission director Abhi Tripathi who was involved in the spacecrafts design changes...

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