Boeing’s Starliner Won’t Make It to the ISS Now Because Its Internal Clock Went Wrong

Boeing’s Starliner won’t make it to the ISS now because its internal clock went wrong

Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner launched into space for the first time today, but the spacecraft failed to make it into a stable orbit that would allow it to rendezvous with the International Space Station. What happened: An Atlas V rocket safely carried Starliner into space from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Friday, but the capsule had an anomaly with its internal system timer. A faulty internal clock means Starliner won’t rendezvous with the ISS, a massive setback for NASA and Boeing.

Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner launched into space for the first time today, but the spacecraft failed to make it into a stable orbit that would allow it to rendezvous with the International Space Station. What happened: An Atlas V rocket safely carried Starliner into space from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Friday, but the capsule had an anomaly with its internal system timer.

Source: technologyreview.com