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BOEING'S historic Starliner launch has been delayed a second time as a string of safety failures plague the company.
Failure to launch the $1.5billion Starliner would be a symbolic make-or-break moment for one of the world’s biggest aerospace manufacturersIt was set to take off atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from the US Space Force's Cape Canaveral launch site.Teams have detected a small helium leak in Starliner's service module, which has delayed the launch to 21 May.
- US watchdog the Federal Aviation Authority tells Boeing it must submit a plan to fix "systemic quality-control issues" after independent review flags safety concerns.- A Boeing 777 is spotted leaking hydraulic fluid during the takeoff for a United Airlines flight from Sydney, Australia to San Francisco, California.The Boeing spacecraft was created in collaboration with Nasa’s Commercial Crew Program.
“For Nasa service missions to the International Space Station, it will carry up to four Nasa-sponsored crew members and time-critical scientific research,” Boeing said.However, the capsule suffered several problems on its first mission in December 2019, and only successfully met all flight goals in its second launch in May 2022.
The successful launch of Starliner will eventually be a major groundbreaking moment for Boeing and Nasa, as the US space agency searches for another ferry to the ISS.Want to know more about the weird and wonderful world of science? From the Moon to the human body, we have you covered...
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