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- Boeing's Starliner crew shakeup gets a little more clear as we learn one of the reasons why commander Chris Ferguson stepped down.
- The astronaut had family commitments in 2021, including his daughter's wedding.
- The mission has been delayed so many times, and the coronavirus caused so many issues, that things lined up poorly for the astronaut.
It was a few days ago that astronaut Chris Ferguson announced he would be stepping down from his position as the commander of the first Boeing Starliner crewed test flight in 2021. That's a big deal, as Starliner has been repeatedly delayed and any further hiccups just serve to put the company even farther behind its rival SpaceX, which has already delivered on its promise to NASA with Crew Dragon.
At the time, Ferguson's statement was relatively vague. He noted that he had prior commitments that he just couldn't ignore. Now, there are lots of things that a person makes commitments for, but there aren't many that couldn't be canceled for a trip to space. Thanks to a statement from Boeing, now we know what is keeping Ferguson's feet firmly planted on the ground.
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We finally know why Boeing’s test flight commander bowed out of Starliner test originally appeared on BGR.com on Fri, 9 Oct 2020 at 18:10:43 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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