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NASA and Boeing delay Starliner’s first manned flight to April

Starliner capsule en route to the International Space Station. | Font: Boeing

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POT D Boeing they are now targeting April 2023 for the first manned flight of the CST-100. star linera spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to the International Space Station.

The new launch date marks a two-month delay compared to the most recent plan. bloomberg. In a blog post POT He said moving the launch to April “resolved conflict” (coordination issues resolved) with spacecraft due to visit the space station next year.

“We understand that our customer must consider the needs of the International Space Station when planning the certification flight of America’s second commercial crew transport system,” said Mark Nappi, Vice President and Space Station Program Manager. star liner. “We are working to have the CFT vehicle ready to fly before the new launch date.”

The Starliner is still in development.

Boeing noted in his update that he is still repairing the crew capsule. star linerwhich had previously flown in December 2019, and that production of the capsule supporting service module hardware is still ongoing.

Boeing is one of two companies, along with SpaceX, selected POT under the agency’s commercial crew program. They are both tasked with developing a private spacecraft capable of bringing astronauts from space. POT to the International Space Station and back.

For this flight star liner will go to the ISS on an eight-day mission with two astronauts POT. This will be the first time star liner will deliver people to and from space.

In May, Boeing successfully launched star liner during an unmanned test flight to the space station. The mission was considered a success despite numerous problems during the flight. Boeing he is still working on fixing and fixing the anomalies he encountered during that flight.

Program star liner from Boeing it has suffered many setbacks over the years, resulting in additional costs for the company. The company recently billed $195 million for star liner last quarter, increasing the program’s total cost to $883 million from 2020. (Europa Press)

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