The total size of the offering remains unchanged at 900 million shares, representing 25 per cent of the company’s total issued share capital
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Boeing Co's new astronaut capsule failed after liftoff on Friday to climb high enough in orbit to reach the International Space Station, cutting short a critical unmanned test mission in the embattled aerospace giant's race to send humans to the orbital outpost.
The CST-100 Starliner astronaut capsule was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida, but an automated timer error, which Boeing could not immediately explain, prevented the spacecraft from attaining the orbit that would have put it on track to rendezvous and dock with the space station, Nasa said.
LIFTOFF! ?? @BoeingSpace's #Starliner spacecraft launched at 6:36am ET and is on its way to the @Space_Station. This @Commercial_Crew demonstration flight marks a milestone in a new era of U.S. human spaceflight systems. Watch: https://t.co/CVvXzb8pww pic.twitter.com/8V6Rt8FwQlThe Starliner's debut launch to orbit was a milestone test for Boeing, which is vying with SpaceX, the privately held rocket company of billionaire high-tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, to revive NASA's human spaceflight capabilities. SpaceX carried out a successful unmanned flight of its Crew Dragon capsule to the space station in March.
- NASA (@NASA) December 20, 2019
As #Starliner teams work to land and recover the spacecraft in the next 48 hours, @Astro_Ferg paused to recognize the efforts and professionalism of the team supporting the continued #Starliner mission.The Starliner setback came as Boeing, whose shares dropped 1.6 per cent on the day, sought an engineering and public relations victory in a year punctuated by a corporate crisis over the grounding of its 737 MAX jetliner following two fatal crashes of that aircraft.
Read his full message to the #Starliner team here: https://t.co/peIThAz4yE
- Boeing Space (@BoeingSpace) December 20, 2019
Happening Now: Flight controllers are turning @BoeingSpace's #Starliner spacecraft to a position that will recharge its solar arrays. Starliner is currently in a stable orbit. Watch our live coverage: https://t.co/CVvXzb8pww pic.twitter.com/OenigvhL4qMinutes after launch, Starliner separated from the two main rocket boosters, aiming for a link-up with the space station on Saturday some 254 miles (409 km) above Earth. But difficulties ensued with thrusters designed to boost the capsule's orbit to the proper altitude.
- NASA (@NASA) December 20, 2019
The total size of the offering remains unchanged at 900 million shares, representing 25 per cent of the company’s total issued share capital
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