Boeing's Starliner could launch to the space station in December

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From Space.com:
"Boeing is now planning to launch the second uncrewed test flight of its CST-100 Starliner spacecraft no earlier than December, the company announced Friday (Aug. 28).

The mission, called Orbital Flight Test 2 (OFT-2), will be Boeing's second attempt at launching its new astronaut taxi to the International Space Station, following a partial failure that prevented the Starliner spacecraft from reaching the station during the OFT-1 mission in December 2019.

Once the company has demonstrated that the new space vehicle can safely ferry astronauts to and from the space station, it will be able to start launching astronauts to the orbiting lab as early as June 2021, NASA officials said in a statement."

https://www.space.com/boeing-orbital-fl ... aunch.html

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From SpaceNews.com:
"NASA and Boeing outline schedule of Starliner test flights"

https://spacenews.com/nasa-and-boeing-o ... t-flights/

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From SpaceFlightNow.com:
"Boeing plans second Starliner test flight in December or January"

https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/08/25/b ... r-january/

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From TechCrunch.com:
"Boeing and NASA target December for second try at uncrewed orbital demonstration flight"

https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/28/boein ... on-flight/

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