MARCH 17, 2020 BY MATT WILLIAMS

NASA tells Boeing to Make 61 Corrective Actions to Starliner Before the Program can Continue

With the retirement of the Space Shuttle in 2011, NASA has become dependent on its Russian counterparts to send and return astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). Hoping to restore domestic launch capability to American soil, NASA has contracted with aerospace developers like SpaceX and Boeing to develop crew-capable spacecraft, as part of their Commercial Crew Program (CCP).

After years of development, Boeing managed to get their CST-100 Starliner ready for its first uncrewed test flight on December 20th, 2019. Unfortunately, a hiccup occurred during the mission that prevented the spacecraft docking with the ISS. After an independent review of the mission, NASA and Boeing have determined that 61 corrective actions need to be taken before the Starliner can fly again.

The Calypso, it should be noted, was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and made it safely home (touching down near White Sands, New Mexico) – thus proving that the design is space-worthy. However, the spacecraft experienced an “elapsed timing error” during the flight that caused its thrusters to experience an intense period of thruster activity that burned through much of the spacecraft’s fuel.

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https://www.universetoday.com/145418/nasa-tells-boeing-to-make-61-corrective-actions-to-starliner-before-the-program-can-continue/