Enlarge / Boeing's Starliner spacecraft on the eve of the first crew launch attempt earlier this month. (credit: Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/AFP via Getty Images) The first crewed test flight of Boeing's long-delayed Starliner spacecraft won't take off as planned Saturday, and could face a longer postponement as engineers evaluate a stubborn leak of helium from the capsule's propulsion system. NASA announced the latest delay in the Starliner test flight late Tuesday.

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  • Countdown begins for third try launching Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule
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    06/5/2024 - 1:43 am | View Link
  • Take three for Boeing Starliner crewed launch attempt
    Boeing will be hoping the third time's a charm on Wednesday as they try once more to launch astronauts aboard a Starliner capsule bound for the International Space Station.
    06/4/2024 - 9:30 pm | View Link
  • Boeing Starliner teams identify issue that stopped launch minutes before liftoff
    Teams worked over the weekend to fix an issue that prevented the spacecraft from launching Saturday. The next launch attempt will occur at 10:52 a.m. ET Wednesday.
    06/3/2024 - 9:19 am | View Link
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    A view of the Atlas 5 rocket and Starliner crew capsule moments after the countdown to launch was called off due to problems with an upper stage oxygen relief valve. Launch is now on...
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    225. Fresh off repairs at the launch pad in Florida, United Launch Alliance engineers restarted the countdown overnight for the third attempt to send an Atlas V rocket and Boeing's Starliner ...
    06/5/2024 - 8:36 am | View Website
  • The launch of Boeing’s crewed Starliner space capsule is called ...
    A launch of Boeing's Starliner space capsule was scrubbed on Saturday just minutes ahead of its scheduled liftoff time. With 3:50 left in the countdown, the rocket’s computer initiated a hold.
    06/5/2024 - 6:27 am | View Website
  • Crewed test of Boeing's Starliner capsule put on hold once again
    Starliner aborted launch. Watch on. Starliner’s first uncrewed flight test fell short of full success in 2019, forcing a second uncrewed test that met its objectives in 2022. A fresh set of ...
    06/1/2024 - 7:11 pm | View Website
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