Introducing STARS
Add Your Heading Text Here Byline, Date Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. Facebook Instagram Twitter Envelope Boeing’s new space capsule will undergo one of its most challenging tasks next month when it performs the pad abort test to ensure astronauts can eject safely from the spacecraft in the event of a launch mishap. The test will bring the CST-100 Starliner, part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, one step closer to flying Americans to space from U.S. soil for the first time since the Space Shuttle program ended in 2011. The test will prove crucial in determining whether Boeing, which was originally expected to fly humans for the first time in November, can keep with its current timeline or face further delays “Yes, we're flying later than we intended to,” acknowledged Ferguson, who previously flew three Space Shuttle missions, including the last. “But ultimately the focus is in the right place, and that is, we're not going to fly until we're ready. We're not going to fly it until we consider it safe for human space flight operations.” Ferguson, a retired Navy captain who has worked for Boeing since 2011, also talked about what it's like to be the “Boeing guy” training alongside NASA astronauts in Houston and the “friendly” competition on the commercial program with SpaceX, which…