NASA Opts For Crewless Return Of Troubled Boeing Starliner

Boeing’s Starliner Calypso spacecraft

Boeing’s Starliner Calypso spacecraft is due to return to Earth uncrewed in early September.

Credit: NASA
As NASA prepares to pull two astronauts from the ongoing CST-100 Starliner flight test due to safety concerns, manufacturer Boeing faces a make-or-break operation to return the vehicle to Earth uncrewed, as its program costs climb and flight opportunities for future missions to the International...
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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