Boeing resets Starliner plan to be ready for first NASA crew flight by March
10 Aug 2023
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Boeing said Monday it aims to be ready to fly NASA astronauts with its Starliner capsule for the first time by March, resetting its timeline after the company delayed a planned launch this summer.
“Based on the current plans, we’re anticipating that we’re going to be ready with the spacecraft in early March,” Boeing VP and Starliner manager Mark Nappi said during a press conference.
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