TECH - Boeing Starliner Mission To ISS Rescheduled For June 5 After Fixing Launch Pad Equipment Issue | Benzinga
The first crewed flight test of Boeing Co‘s (NYSE:BA) Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) will now be launched on June 5, the company said on Sunday, a day after Saturday’s scrubbed launch attempt.
What Happened: The launch planned for Saturday was halted after an issue with ground support equipment at the launch pad was identified. The team with United Launch Alliance (ULA) identified the issue and replaced a faulty part. Functional checkouts of the newly replaced parts have been completed and all hardware is performing normally, Boeing said.
While there was a launch opportunity available on Sunday, NASA, Boeing, and ULA decided to forgo it to give the ...