Technical issues and poor comms led many to believe two astronauts are lost in space, but a return date is imminentIt should have been a welcome public relations triumph for Boeing, an opportunity to show that even if panels were falling from its aircraft, it could still fly humans into space and return them safely to Earth.And for a while at least, it looked like it had been successful. The majestic June launch of the much-delayed and over-budget Starliner capsule from Florida, ferrying two Nasa astronauts to the International Space Station, offered a glimpse of a bright new future in the heavens for the troubled aerospace giant. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/aug/04/nasa-boeing-astronauts-not-stranded-story
Author : Richard Luscombe in Miami
Publish date : 2024-08-04 10:00:28
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