NASA, Boeing Add Ground Tests To Scope Starliner Thruster Issue

Credit: NASA
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner will remain at the International Space Station (ISS) while a new ground campaign begins to test thrusters in the hopes of learning more about why the system failed to operate as expected during the spacecraft’s approach to the orbital outpost three weeks ago. NASA and...
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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