Boeing Starliner's Historic Launch Ends In Failure Due To Software Error

Daily Mail: Boeing software glitch sends Starliner crew capsule into the wrong orbit minutes into its first test flight and it WON'T reach the ISS in major setback for NASA's astronaut taxi service

* The Boeing built Starliner crew capsule launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida atop an Atlas V rocket
* The Starliner left Cape Canaveral in Florida at 06:36 local time (11:36 GMT) on Friday 20 December
* The mission's only crew is a space test dummy known as Rosie based on WW2 character Rosie the Riveter
* The commercial mission is part of a programme by NASA aimed at reducing its dependence on Russia

Boeing's new Starliner capsule won't dock with the International Space Station after a software glitch caused it to launch into the wrong orbit just minutes after blasting off on its first test flight.

A glitch in the mission timing software caused the spacecraft to run to a different time than expected, causing it to start its burns and control movements too early into the flight - burning up fuel that it needed to get to the ISS.

This is another major setback for the aerospace giant, which is in the midst of a safety crisis over a software glitch that caused problems for its 737 MAX jet.

NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine said that, if there had been an astronaut on board the capsule, it would probably still be docking with the ISS tomorrow, as they would have been trained to correct the error that caused the early thruster burns.

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