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Boeing tries again to launch its Starliner capsule to the space station – here’s what’s at stake
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft on board is seen as it rolls out to the launch pad for the OFT-2 mission due to lift off on May 19, 2022. Joel Kowsky | Nasa Boeing is preparing to make another attempt to reach the International Space Station with its Starliner […]
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Boeing tries again to launch its Starliner capsule to the space station – here’s what’s at stake
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft on board is seen as it rolls out to the launch pad for the OFT-2 mission due to lift off on May 19, 2022. Joel Kowsky | Nasa Boeing is preparing to make another attempt to reach the International Space Station with its Starliner […]
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Severe pilot shortage in the United States forces airlines to seek solutions
Airline pilots walk through Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on December 27, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images The United States is facing its worst pilot shortage in recent memory, forcing airlines to cut flights just as travelers return after more than two years of the Covid-19 pandemic. The crisis pushes the […]
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Boeing plans to redesign problematic valve that kept Starliner from flying NASA astronauts
Boeing’s Starliner capsule for the Orbital Flight Test 2 (OFT-2) mission is lifted atop United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket on May 4, 2022. Frank Michaux/NASA Boeing is considering whether to redesign the propulsion valves on its Starliner crew capsule, a crucial system that has prevented the company from flying astronauts for NASA – and […]