Boeing’s crew flight test represents the first time Starliner is carrying people, flying NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams.
NASA and Boeing are further extending the first Starliner crewed flight but are not yet setting a new target date for returning the capsule to Earth.
Officials say the Starliner team is conducting additional testing on the ground that will completed before the spacecraft leaves the International Space Station. Boeing's crew flight test represents the first time Starliner is carrying people, flying NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams.are further extending the first Starliner crewed flight but are not yet setting a new target date for returning the capsule to Earth, the organizations announced on Friday.Boeing's Starliner capsule"Calypso" will stay at the International Space Station into next month while the company and NASA conduct new testing back on the ground.
Despite the extended stay at the ISS, officials emphasized that Starliner is safe to return at any point in case of an emergency. NASA and Boeing say the delay for testing is solely to gather more data about the spacecraft's performance, in particular its thruster system.The Starliner crew flight test represents a final major step before NASA certifies Boeing to fly crew on operational, six-month missions.
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