NASA scrubs Boeing Starliner test after space station jolted

Boeing’s Starliner capsule, picture here, had its launch postponed after an unplanned shove by a Russian module caused a brief loss of control of the International Space Station. — NASA via AP

NASA postponed the launch of Boeing Co.’s Starliner capsule after the International Space Station got an unplanned shove from a newly arrived Russian module.

The US space agency on Thursday didn’t set a new date for the uncrewed mission, a redo of a botched test from December 2019, but is targeting Aug 3 after scrubbing Friday’s planned launch. That came after the thrusters on Russia’s Nauka module turned on unexpectedly after docking, causing a brief loss of attitude control on the station.