The return to earth was previously scheduled for June 26
Boeing Starliner’s return to Earth from the International Space Station with its first crew of astronauts has been postponed, NASA said on Friday.
The crewed test of the spacecraft, which has been test-flown to space twice since 2019 without humans aboard, has encountered five failures of its 28 manoeuvring thrusters, five leaks of helium that is meant to pressurize those thrusters, and a slow-moving propellant valve that signalled unfixed issues from the past.
NASA wants Starliner to become a second U.S. spacecraft capable of ferrying its astronauts to and from the ISS alongside SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, which has been the agency’s primary ride since 2020. Boeing’s Starliner program has struggled with software glitches, design problems and subcontractor disputes for years.
Starliner’s undocking and return to Earth represent the spacecraft’s most complicated phases of its test mission. NASA officials have said they want to better understand the cause of the thruster failures, valve issue and helium leaks before Starliner embarks on its roughly six-hour return journey.
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