Boeing's Starliner astronaut mission delayed again, targets July launch.
TL;DR
Boeing's Starliner astronaut taxi's first crewed flight, Crew Flight Test (CFT), has been delayed again and is now targeted for July 21 at the earliest. NASA officials cited several reasons for the delay, including considerable traffic at the International Space Station this spring, busy launch site at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, and the need for more time to analyze data about Starliner's various components. CFT will send NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the ISS for a roughly eight-day stay.
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