Boeing postpones its Starliner mission after detecting a technical issue

Photo by Aubrey Gemignani /NASA via Getty ImagesBoeing has postponed the test launch of its uncrewed Starliner astronaut capsule. The delay was caused by a technical issue that popped up after lightning storms on Monday. Mission teams were figuring out whether the issues can be resolved in time for Starliner’s next launch opportunity on Wednesday around noon, but Boeing ruled that out by Tuesday night.
“We’re going to let the data lead our work,” Boeing’s Starliner manager John Vollmer says in a statement. “Our team has worked diligently to ensure the safety and success of this mission, and we will not launch until our vehicle is performing nominally and our teams are confident it is ready to fly.”
During routine engineering checks the day before Starliner’s planned launch, engineers…

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