Two More Technical Issues Delay Starliner Crew Flight Test

Boeing Starliner capsule

Starliner capsule

Credit: Boeing/John Grant
Boeing is standing down from preparations to launch the long-awaited Crew Flight Test (CFT) of its CST-100 Starliner to address a newly discovered issue with the spacecraft’s parachute system and the realization that a flammable tape to wrap wire harnesses was used extensively throughout the vehicle...
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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