It turns out Boeing’s multi-million Starliner spacecraft won’t be flying humans into orbit this year after all.
Astronauts were supposed to travel on the cone-shaped capsule to the International Space Station (ISS) on July 21 as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.
But the date came and went without any launch and now the US firm has confirmed a crewed launch won’t be happening until March 2024 at the very earliest.
Essential repairs are needed for Starliner’s parachute, Boeing has