NASA, Boeing Target 2023 for Crewed Starliner Mission to the International Space Station
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NASA aims to use Boeing Co.’s Starliner space vehicle for a crewed mission to the International Space Station as soon as February, the agency said.
NASA aims to use Boeing Co.'s Starliner space vehicle for a crewed mission to the International Space Station as soon as February, the agency said. The flight will mark a major milestone in Starliner's development, which has suffered from delays and testing setbacks. The planned eight-day mission would be Starliner's first with astronauts aboard. While the exact launch date hasn't been set, February “is likely the best window,” Steve Stich, manager of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, said Thursday in a press conference. The agency had previously said it hoped to launch b...