Boeing Slips First CST-100 Flight With Astronauts Into 2018

Credit: Boeing joins upper and lower domes to complete the Structural Test Article for its CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle: Boeing.
Problems with vehicle weight, integration with its Atlas V launch vehicle and new software requirements have pushed the first flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle into 2018, the company said Wednesday. Leanne Caret, president and CEO of the company’s defense, space and...

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