Crewed Starliner Launch Slips to April 2023; Starship Orbital Launch Possible in December
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Boeing's first crewed Starliner spaceflight slips to April 2023
Boeing's first Starliner capsule mission carrying humans has slipped from February to April 2023 as the company works with NASA to fix lingering technical issues from the spacecraft's last uncrewed test flight, the U.S. space agency said Thursday.
Boeing's Starliner charges approach $900 million
Boeing announced Oct. 26 it will take yet another charge against earnings because of delays in the CST-100 Starliner commercial crew program, bringing the total losses recorded by the company to date on the program to nearly $900 million.
In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Boeing announced a charge of $195 million recorded in its fiscal third quarter it blamed on Starliner. It comes after a $93 million charge reported in its second quarter financial results July 27.
NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel said last week OFT-2 met over 250 test objectives, but also "produced a number of in-flight anomalies" that had to be addressed.
NASA predicts first Starship orbital launch as soon as December
NASA expects SpaceX to be ready to attempt a first orbital flight of its Starship vehicle, an essential element in the agency's Artemis lunar exploration plans, as soon as early December, pending tests and regulatory approvals.
Speaking to the NASA Advisory Council's Human Exploration and Operations Committee Oc. 31, Mark Kirasich, deputy associate administrator for Artemis Campaign Development at NASA, said the agency's understanding of progress on testing of the Starship vehicle, including its Super Heavy booster, supported an orbital launch attempt late this year.
See also:
Next Artemis 1 launch attempt on schedule for mid-November
Ready to roll: Artemis 1 set to return to pad for launch
reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/boeings-first-crewed-starliner-spaceflight-slips-april-2023-2022-11-03
Previously:
Yes, Boeing's Starliner Spacecraft Really Could Fly Astronauts This Year
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