Two US astronauts will be left on the International Space Station for almost two weeks longer than planned because of faults with the Boeing spacecraft designed to return them to Earth.
Two US astronauts will be left on the International Space Station for almost two weeks longer than planned because of faults with the Boeing spacecraft designed to return them to Earth.
The ISS mission was Boeing’s first crewed space launch after more than a decade of planning and two launches had been aborted at late notice. Five of the spacecraft’s thrusters were shut down by its computers as it neared the space station and four had to be switched back on, while its propulsion system has suffered a number of minor leaks.
While the faults are not critical and problems often emerge while testing spacecraft, officials from NASA and Boeing plan to analyse the vehicle over the coming days before starting preparations for the return journey.David Calhoun, Boeing’s outgoing chief executive, was hounded at a US Senate hearing by families of those killed inThe news comes a day after Boeing chief Dave Calhoun was grilled by US senators on the company’s safety record.
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