Boeing Company (BA)

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"Third time's a charm as Boeing's Starliner spacecraft blasts into orbit"
May 19, 2022 7:57 PM ET

"Following two previous failed efforts, Boeing (NYSE:BA) and NASA successfully launched the long-delayed Starliner space capsule on Thursday on a test flight without astronauts.

The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launched the craft from Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 6:54 p.m. ET for a one-day cruise to the International Space station.

The ship is scheduled to test multiple docking technologies that Boeing (BA) was unable to perform during a 2019 flight that was cut short by software flaws.

Boeing (BA) returned a different capsule to the launch pad last summer, but corroded valves halted the countdown, resulting in another round of repairs; the program's many delays and repairs have cost the company ~$600M.

If Starliner reaches the space station and everything else goes well, 2-3 NASA test pilots could fly later this year or early next year."

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3841230-third-times-a-charm-as-boeings-starliner-spacecraft-blasts-into-orbit