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50 days after launch to ISS, Boeing Starliner astronauts still have no landing date


50 days after launch to ISS, Boeing Starliner astronauts still have no landing date Boeing's Starliner will do a "hot fire" test in orbit soon, as NASA and the company continue to probe the cause of thruster failures and a helium leak in space. Starliner will conduct the test-fire of its 28-thruster reaction control system (RCS) on either Saturday (July 27) or Sunday (July 28) at the International Space Station (ISS), NASA and Boeing announced in a press conference today (July 25). Only 27 of the RCS thrusters will be used, however, as one previously was deemed unusable for the flight home.   More



(Source: Space.com - Jul 27)

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