Boeing tests space taxi; one of three parachutes does not open
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SEATTLE/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boeing Co said on Monday that one of three parachutes failed to open during a crucial unmanned test of the CST-100 Starliner, which the company is developing to ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station.The deployment failure happened during a test of a system designed to propel the crew to safety in the event of an emergency, Boeing spokesman Todd Blecher said by email."It's too early to determine why all three main parachutes did not deploy,"..