Not Going Anywhere: Boeing Starliner First Crewed Launch Delayed Until at Least March 2024

From a certain point of view, the primary reason Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft exists is to not burden Lockheed Martin's Orion space capsule with mundane missions like service flights to the International Space Station. But while Orion has already taken a trip around the Moon, Boeing's going to be waiting a fair bit longer to put astronauts aboard Starliner for its first human-crewed flight. Based on the latest estimates, it won't get off the ground un... (continue reading...)