NASA, Boeing Find, Address Starliner ‘Design Vulnerability’

Boeing's Starliner is mounted on top of the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket in preparation for the Crew Flight Test.

Credit: United Launch Alliance
NASA and Boeing have discovered a potential design issue with the CST-100 Starliner that impacts one of two backup procedures for conducting the spacecraft’s deorbit burn, but an alternative process has been developed to restore redundancy, clearing the way for a June 1 attempt to launch the Crew...

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