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Boeing Starliner gets another chance at ISS crew flights
Original: Boeing's Calamity Capsule gets another shot at the ISS taxi business… # technology # thegeektribune https://www. theregi
Boeing's Starliner capsule — nicknamed the 'Calamity Capsule' by critics after its troubled test flights — is reportedly being given another opportunity to prove itself as a crew taxi to the International Space Station. The spacecraft has struggled with thruster failures and helium leaks, leaving NASA's commercial crew programme reliant on SpaceX while questions linger over Starliner's future.
Why now: News of a fresh attempt for the troubled Starliner capsule is drawing attention to Boeing's ongoing aerospace setbacks.
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