NASA, Boeing Find, Address Starliner ‘Design Vulnerability’

Boeing's Starliner is mounted on top of the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket in preparation for the Crew Flight Test.

Credit: United Launch Alliance
NASA and Boeing have discovered a potential design issue with the CST-100 Starliner that impacts one of two backup procedures for conducting the spacecraft’s deorbit burn, but an alternative process has been developed to restore redundancy, clearing the way for a June 1 attempt to launch the Crew...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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