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Boeing tests Space Taxi 'Starliner', one of the 3 parachutes fails to open

R Sinduja

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Boeing successfully performs an emergency abort test of the Starliner crew capsule, a space taxi to ferry astronauts to and from the ISS. During a crucial unmanned test, one of the 3 parachutes failed to open. This failure happened during the test system designed to propel the crew to safety in an emergency. Parachute deployment has been one of the top technical challenges that both the companies face.