Space.- NASA once again suspends the launch of the first manned flight of the Boeing Starliner spacecraft – Society

The US space agency NASA announced this Sunday a new suspension of the first manned flight of the commercial spacecraft Boeing Starliner.

“Teams suspended today’s Boeing Starliner crewed test flight attempt due to an automatic launch program ground hold,” NASA said on its social media account X.

The first manned flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft was scheduled to take off from Cape Canaveral Space Station in Florida this Sunday, carrying two astronauts to the International Space Station. There have already been six delays since the aborted launch on May 6. The last scheduled date was May 25th.

Teams from NASA, Boeing and ULA (United Launch Alliance), which provides the Atlas V rocket, have indicated that new launch capabilities will be available on Sunday, June 2, Wednesday, June 5, and Thursday, June 6.

Meanwhile, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will continue training in Starliner simulators to prepare for their flight.

NASA’s Commercial Flight Program is collaborating with the U.S. aerospace industry in a public-private partnership to advance the travel program with U.S. rockets launched from U.S. soil to provide “safe, reliable and cost-effective” transportation to space stations to increase exploration time. .