Boeing didn’t perform full end-to-end test of its astronaut capsule before troubled mission

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Boeing didn’t perform full end-to-end test of its astronaut capsule before troubled mission

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From OrlandoSentinel.com:
"In the weeks since Boeing flew its astronaut capsule on an ill-fated demo flight, questions about the company’s testing procedures prior to the mission have started to emerge — putting safety at the center of a debate on the future of human spaceflight.
... Now it seems some of those decisions are raising flags among safety experts."

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/space/o ... cketReport

I've been very critical of Boeing in the past, but this takes the cake for me.
We're talking human spaceflight here! Shortcutting the safety process is beyond belief!

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