It seems that Boeing's Starliner may be cursed.
Boeing and Aerojet Rocketdyne are blaming each other as the May 19 launch date for Starliner approaches, even as the rocket itself continues to have major issues.
Sources familiar with the matter said that Boeing and Aerojet blamed each other for the fuel valve issue that caused the Starliner part to fall off.
In a statement provided to the news agency, Boeing admitted that it is working on short- and long-term design changes to the valves, alluding to a serious issue that was first reported last year.
The Starliner project was supposed to establish Boeing as a proper competitor to the other companies that are capable of ferrying crew and cargo to the International Space Station.
Starliner's history has been fraught with setbacks that make it hard to believe that it will ever be able to compete with SpaceX.
The big question now? The May 19 launch date has what we are going to see.
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