Space
Boeing’s Long-Awaited Crewed Mission Aborted Just Before Liftoff
- Problem-plagued craft key for NASA missions to space station
- Next Starliner launch attempt delayed until at least June 5
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Boeing Co. and NASA postponed the first crewed flight of the company’s already long-delayed space taxi on Saturday, halting the countdown less than four minutes before takeoff due to a launchpad computer system issue.
The CST-100 Starliner’s flight from Florida to the International Space Station is a critical test to prove the craft can safely carry people to and from the orbiting research laboratory for NASA.