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- Boeing's uncrewed mission to send one of its Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station in 2019 ended in an embarrassing malfunction.
- The spacecraft successfully returned to Earth but never made it to the space station.
- The company and NASA have decided to redo the test flight, and it will now take place in late March.
In what was undoubtedly one of the most high-profile failures of 2019, Boeing's high-priced and oft-delayed Starliner spacecraft fell well short of its goal of reaching the International Space Station during a test flight. The spacecraft made it back to Earth in one piece, but it didn't come anywhere close to reaching the space station and NASA decided that the company would need to attempt the mission again before it would allow any of its astronauts to set foot inside.
Now, after a year with a global pandemic and a huge list of items that NASA wanted Boeing to check out before it would clear the way for another test flight, Starliner is ready to fly again. Boeing and NASA have announced that the next test mission — which, again, will just be a redo of the failed 2019 mission — is currently scheduled for Thursday, March 25th.
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Boeing’s Starliner will attempt to redo its failed flight test in March originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 27 Jan 2021 at 17:03:02 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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