NASA, Boeing continue evaluating Starliner’s propulsion system performance

NASA said on Thursday that it can well perchance continue to specialise in Starliner’s propulsion system efficiency along with Boeing sooner than the shuttle returns from the Global Apartment Location (ISS).

NASA and Boeing did no longer provide a novel date on the return, which had been space for June 26 after a pushback from the first likely date of June 14.

Remaining week, NASA further postponed the Boeing Starliner’s return to Earth from the ISS, carrying its first crew of astronauts, to permit beyond regular time for evaluation of technical concerns that had been encountered.

The U.S. astronauts, Barrt “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams, lifted off on June 5 as a remaining demonstration to develop routine flight certification from NASA.

NASA needs Starliner to became a 2nd U.S. spacecraft able to ferrying astronauts with the ISS, alongside SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, its predominant lunge since 2020.