Boeing reveals why one of its Starliner parachutes failed to deploy

Earlier this week, NASA and Boeing successfully tested the private space company’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft during a pad abort test, which was intended to make sure the spacecraft’s systems would function properly in the event of an emergency during launch. The test was declared a success, but the event wasn’t perfect: one of the three parachutes that lowered the capsule … Continue reading