Boeing

Helium leaks, failing thrusters, and a faulty valve component are extending NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams’ stay on the International Space Station.

Starliner’s crew flight test (CFT) is the first time the capsule has carried humans and is intended to be its final mission before NASA moves to certify it for service.

The semireusable space capsule has a new launch target after yet another issue postponed its first crewed flight to Wednesday at the earliest.

The postponement marks the fifth delay to the long-awaited mission, which would be the first time humans have flown on Starliner.

Waiver from international fuel efficiency standards preserves FedEx, UPS access to preferred aircraft model.

The spacecraft’s inaugural crewed flight test will now occur no earlier than 4:43 p.m. EDT on Tuesday after teams discover a new issue.

Aerospace giant has until June 13 to respond to the government’s allegation it failed to make required safety changes and could face criminal charges.

A former contractor of Boeing valve supplier Aerojet Rocketdyne is urging the space agency to “redouble” safety checks before attempting another launch.

The space agency and manufacturer are now targeting a launch no earlier than 6:16 p.m. EDT on Friday, May 17.

The probe is triggered after the aircraft manufacturer admitted that some inspections at its South Carolina assembly plant may have been falsified.