Boeing's Starliner launch delayed again due to technical issues.
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Boeing has delayed the launch of its Starliner capsule indefinitely after engineers found several worrying problems, including the use of flammable adhesive tape and defects with the spacecraft's parachute system. This is the latest setback for Boeing, which has been plagued by years of development delays and has yet to fly its first crewed Starliner mission. The company had been working towards a July 21 launch to send two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station.
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