The reason is the unplanned inclusion of the engines of the Russian module “Science” after the connection with the ISS
The launch of the Boeing Starliner spacecraft scheduled for today for a flight to the International Space Station has been postponed after an accident with an unplanned start of the engines of the Russian Science module after the docking with the ISS, the press service of the National Administration announced last night. of the United States in aeronautics and space exploration NASA, quoted by world agencies.
NASA and Boeing have decided to cancel today’s launch of the Starliner. This will give the ISS crew time to continue the inspections of the arrived Science module and will allow to confirm that the station will be ready for the arrival of Starliner, the announcement on the NASA website says.
It was later announced at a briefing that the launch of the Starliner would not take place before August 3. An additional “launch window” is scheduled for August 4.
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