• Send Us A Tip
  • Calling all Tech Writers
  • Advertise
Thursday, July 17, 2025
  • Login
TechStory
  • News
  • Crypto
  • Gadgets
  • Memes
  • Gaming
  • Cars
  • AI
  • Startups
  • Markets
  • How to
No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Crypto
  • Gadgets
  • Memes
  • Gaming
  • Cars
  • AI
  • Startups
  • Markets
  • How to
No Result
View All Result
TechStory
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Boeing’s 2nd Starliner space flight test further delayed

by Reshab Agarwal
March 6, 2021
in News, Space
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0
Boeing’s 2nd Starliner space flight test further delayed
TwitterWhatsappLinkedin

Boeing’s 2nd Starliner test flight, which was initially scheduled for 2nd April, has been delayed again. The first delay of the launch came a few days back when the target was shifted from March 25th to 2nd April. This is a piece of difficult news for the company as Boeing is probably the best competitor to SpaceX. And even they are much behind the company in terms of technology. The most recent announcement about the delay was made on March 4th by both NASA and Boeing combined.

You might also like

Zuckerberg Says Autonomy and Compute Power, Not Pay, Attracts Top AI Talent to Meta

Apple Reportedly Taps Samsung Display for First Foldable iPhone Screens

iPhone 17 Air May Feature Titanium Frame, Unlike the iPhone 17 Pro

Reasons for the delay

Boeing’s 2nd Starliner test flight comes after the first one, was a catastrophic failure. The starliner had a lot of issues with its software, and the company had to work on a lot. But this means that the 2nd launch wasn’t something they could have just done quickly. And the frequent winter storms, power cuts in Houston has delayed the entire process of their work. There was also the requirement to replace the avionic boxes in the spacecraft. So now it is expected that the launch flight will be happening in late April and could even be further delayed.

Boeing's 2nd Starliner test flight delayed
Image Source: Wikipedia

NASA is also working very closely with Boeing to make sure that nothing goes wrong in this 2nd test flight. They are increasing the verification and the validation required in order to approve the 2nd test flight. Another important reason for the delay is there is no room for the starliner on or around April 2. There will come already by the Russian Soyuz at the International Space Station, and the SpaceX crew-2 mission is also supposed to happen around the time.

Boeing working on the latest flight

The last test flight mission conducted by Boeing happened in December 2019. And the uncrewed mission was a total failure. This was because the Starliner wasn’t even able to reach the ISS. At the time, NASA identifies 80 different problems with the spacecraft and asked the company to fix them before having a 2nd test flight. And since then, Boeing has been working hard to fix those issues. It has been conducting several dry runs and practising the mission from end-to-end. Stimulation of the mission will also be performed that will be closely observed by NASA.

Once Boeing is able to perfect the starliner spacecraft and has a perfect test flight, NASA will use the spacecraft alongside SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft to carry astronauts to the ISS. This will let NASA save a lot of money because, till now, it was dependent on the Russian Soyuz to carry astronauts to space. And that used to cost a lot. In fact, compared to the Russian Soyuz, the new spacecraft developed by SpaceX will have one more seat.


What are your thoughts on Boeing’s 2nd Starliner test flight? Let us know in the comments below. Also, if you found our content informative, do like it and share it with your friends.

Also, Read: Elon Musk’s new tweet sends Dogecoin flying again!

Tweet54SendShare15
Previous Post

Elon Musk’s new tweet sends Dogecoin flying again!

Next Post

With the rapid growth of health-tech, What can be the future of digital healthcare?

Reshab Agarwal

Reshab is a tech-enthusiast who likes to write about all things crypto. He is a Bitcoin bull and believes in a decentralized future of finance. Follow him on Twitter for more!

Recommended For You

Zuckerberg Says Autonomy and Compute Power, Not Pay, Attracts Top AI Talent to Meta

by Anochie Esther
July 17, 2025
0
Zuckerberg

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has pushed back against swirling reports of extravagant compensation packages being the primary reason for top AI researchers joining the tech giant. In an...

Read more

Apple Reportedly Taps Samsung Display for First Foldable iPhone Screens

by Anochie Esther
July 17, 2025
0
Foldable iPhone

In a bold but calculated move, Apple is turning to Samsung Display Co. (SDC) the world’s leader in flexible screen technology to supply crease-free foldable displays for its...

Read more

iPhone 17 Air May Feature Titanium Frame, Unlike the iPhone 17 Pro

by Anochie Esther
July 17, 2025
0
iPhone 17 Air

Apple is once again poised to shake up the materials used in its flagship devices, with new reports suggesting that the upcoming iPhone 17 Air will sport a...

Read more
Next Post
With the rapid growth of health-tech, What can be the future of digital healthcare?

With the rapid growth of health-tech, What can be the future of digital healthcare?

Please login to join discussion

Techstory

Tech and Business News from around the world. Follow along for latest in the world of Tech, AI, Crypto, EVs, Business Personalities and more.
reach us at [email protected]

Advertise With Us

Reach out at - [email protected]

BROWSE BY TAG

#Crypto #howto 2024 acquisition AI amazon Apple Artificial Intelligence bitcoin Business China cryptocurrency e-commerce electric vehicles Elon Musk Ethereum facebook funding Gaming Google India Instagram Investment ios iPhone IPO Market Markets Meta Microsoft News NFT samsung Social Media SpaceX startup startups tech technology Tesla TikTok trend trending twitter US

© 2024 Techstory.in

No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Crypto
  • Gadgets
  • Memes
  • Gaming
  • Cars
  • AI
  • Startups
  • Markets
  • How to

© 2024 Techstory.in

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
Are you sure want to unlock this post?
Unlock left : 0
Are you sure want to cancel subscription?