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NASA delays next crew launch to buy more time at the space station for Boeing's troubled capsule


NASA is delaying its next astronaut launch to buy more time at the International Space Station for Boeing's troubled new crew capsule.

Officials said that will give them more time to analyze thruster and leak problems that hit Boeing’s Starliner capsule after its June liftoff, its first with a crew on board. Tuesday marked the two-month point at the space station for Starliner’s test pilots, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who should have been back by mid-June. Citing the testing, the company late last week said: “Boeing remains confident in the Starliner spacecraft and its ability to return safely with crew.”

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