Boeing, which can't seem to keep doors on its aircraft lately, has been forced to call off their first manned foray into outer space.
The fully manned capsule was on the launch pad, the countdown had begun, and then shortly before scheduled lift off, it was all called off due by NASA and safety personnel. There is no formally stated reason, according to NBC News, as to why the launch was cancelled.
I'm not 100% sure, but I think Elon Musk's space venture may be only(?) currently authorized organization to make these launches?
FULL STORY at JUST THE NEWS:
The fully manned capsule was on the launch pad, the countdown had begun, and then shortly before scheduled lift off, it was all called off due by NASA and safety personnel. There is no formally stated reason, according to NBC News, as to why the launch was cancelled.
I'm not 100% sure, but I think Elon Musk's space venture may be only(?) currently authorized organization to make these launches?
FULL STORY at JUST THE NEWS:
NASA and Boeing forced to call off spacecraft launch with just minutes to go in the countdown
If this mission was successful, NASA would have been able to authorize Boeing to take routine trips to the orbiting outpost.
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NASA and Boeing forced to call off spacecraft launch with just minutes to go in the countdown
If this mission was successful, NASA would have been able to authorize Boeing to take routine trips to the orbiting outpost.
Boeing was forced to call off its first crewed launch with NASA of the company’s Starliner spacecraft on Saturday.
The spacecraft was supposed to launch from Florida at 12:25 p.m. ET, making it the vehicle’s first crewed test flight.
However, the launch was stopped with less than minutes to go in the countdown, according to NBC News. . . .