BGR By Joshua Hawkins 5/26/2024
In a not-very-shocking-at-all twist, NASA has put the first crewed launch of Boeing’s Starliner on hold once again. That pesky helium leak discovered earlier in May continued to plague the capsule, and the engineers are struggling to find a solution that works to get things back on track.
It might be surprising now, with all the delays and Boeing’s ongoing fight with manufacturing issues, but there was a time when Starliner was actually a very promising option for space exploration. Boeing had already proven its ability to be a premier aircraft provider, and it seemed on track to do the same thing with spacecraft.
Unfortunately, nearly a decade later, any hopes and dreams that might have rested on Starliner’s shoulders have since started to fall away, replaced by successes from other companies — like SpaceX — and repeated failures and issues plaguing Boeing’s capsule.
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