Starliner’s first crew mission gets pushed back yet again, this time with no new launch date

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still hasn’t launched more than two weeks after its originally scheduled liftoff date, and as of right now, there’s no telling when it will. In a statement emailed to members of the press late on Tuesday, NASA announced it was calling off the launch attempt set for May 25. Starliner’s maiden crew mission has already been rescheduled multiple times, but in this instance, NASA hasn’t set a new launch date.

“The team has been in meetings for two consecutive days, assessing flight rationale, system performance, and redundancy,” the agency said in the latest update, according to. “There is still forward work in these areas, and the next possible launch opportunity is still being discussed.

 

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