NASA Ramps up Support to Get Boeing's Astronaut Capsule Flying After Butch and Suni Fiasco

Boeing to launch Starliner again after thruster failure stranded Sunita Williams

Nasa and Boeing will send Starliner-1 on an uncrewed ISS mission to test spacecraft fixes. The flight is meant to clear the way for astronauts to return after the thruster failure that left Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore in orbit for months.

NASA Bets On Boeing Starliner For Crewed Return In 2028

NASA astronaut Woody Hoburg will command Boeing Starliner’s return to crewed flight in 2028 as NASA prepares for a future beyond SpaceX’s Crew Dragon.

NASA, Boeing Could Return Starliner to Space by End of 2026

NASA and Boeing leaders announced that the Starliner spacecraft built to carry astronauts to and from the International Space Station could fly by the end of the year. Persistent technical mid-flight failures, particularly with its thrusters, climaxed in 2024, when two astronauts lost significant control of the spacecraft on their way to the International Space Station, resulting in them staying aboard the orbital outpost for nearly 10 months. …

NASA lays out phased plan to return Starliner to service

NASA and Boeing are preparing for the Starliner-1 uncrewed mission aimed at validating spacecraft improvements. This mission is scheduled for either December 2026 or January 2027 and will provide critical flight data. Officials expect to integrate lessons learned from this flight into future crewed missions. Following the uncrewed test, astronauts are projected to return on Starliner-2 by 2028.

NASA lays out phased plan to return Starliner to service - The Tribune

NASA and Boeing plan an uncrewed Starliner flight in late 2026 or early 2027 to test upgrades, aiming for a crewed flight by 2028. This follows 61 safety recommendations after technical issues during the 2024 crewed test flight.

NASA announces new missions for Boeing's Starliner spacecraft

NASA announced on Monday it was planning new missions using Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, the first since the vessel's botched test flight left two astronauts stranded at the ISS for months.