'What it really comes down to is automation,' NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine says about today’s Starliner mishap. If there were astronauts on board, 'they’d be flying to the International Space Station right now.'
's spacecraft Starliner did not achieve the proper orbit it needed to reach the International Space Station, shortly after the capsule launched from Florida early Friday morning.
"Starliner believed it was in an orbital insertion burn... the spacecraft burned more fuel than anticipated to maintain precise control," Bridenstine said. NASA and Boeing are still looking to salvage some of the test mission if possible, as Bridenstine said "we are getting good burns and are elevating the orbit of the spacecraft."Boeing said in a statement that its engineers "are assessing next steps."
The spacecraft launched at 6:36 a.m. ET on top of an Atlas V rocket built by United Launch Alliance , the joint venture of Boeing andIssues with Starliner come as Boeing grapples with the fallout from two fatal crashes of its 737 Max commercial jetliner, arguably the largest scandal in the company's history.
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