To say that Boeing’s Starliner program has not gone as planned would be a euphemism for the century. The Starliner spacecraft, which NASA included in the Commercial Crew Program along with the SpaceX crew dragon, has failed to meet expectations in almost every way. The spacecraft was already supposed to carry human astronauts to and from the International Space Station, just like the SpaceX vehicle, but has not yet completed its unmanned test mission on the ISS.
Now, com SpaceNews according to reports, Starliner will lose the launch date again, according to NASA. Space agency officials have recently unveiled an update to their active programs, revealing that SpaceX’s Crew Dragon will launch its second formal manned mission in late April, with April 20 being the first possible date for that mission. . Meanwhile, Starliner will miss the April 2 release date for at least another week.
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The Starliner program has been an absolute disaster in so many ways that it’s really painful to remember that NASA poured $ 4.2 million of taxpayer money into Boeing to build the spacecraft. It has been seen lagging behind and, once the vehicle was ready to travel into space on its unmanned test mission, the spacecraft came out abruptly, burning a lot of fuel that is not it had to burn and had to return to Earth without ever reaching the orbiting laboratory.
NASA and Boeing played it off as if the mission was a “success” even though Starliner didn’t do what it was supposed to do. In the months that followed, NASA looked closely at the Starliner vehicle and its development and drew up a huge list of things it wanted Boeing to tackle. The company finally checked all these boxes, but it looks like the ship is not ready for its time in the spotlight.
The new possible release date will not be earlier than April 9th. A week’s delay may not seem like much, but it’s just a symptom of what is clearly a bigger problem. Note that Starliner was due in 2017. It was four years ago and the spacecraft has not yet completed an unmanned mission, let alone a manned space trip with a full complement of passengers. astronauts.
As for NASA, it already has a capable crew vehicle that it can use whenever it wants in the form of a dragon crew. The space agency may not be in a hurry to add another vehicle to its fleet, but the fact that Boeing receives billions (and even more, due to years of delays) for not fulfilling its promises is a a little hard to stomach.
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Mike Wehner has reported on technology and video games over the past decade, addressing the latest developments and trends in VR, portable devices, smartphones and future technology. Most recently, Mike worked as a technical editor at The Daily Dot and has appeared on USA Today, Time.com and countless other web and print outlets. His love for reporting is only second to his gambling addiction.