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Boeing Looks for Starliner Fixes Despite Costs, ISS Age

UNITED STATES, JUL 16 – NASA aims for a Boeing Starliner cargo mission in 2026 while addressing thruster and helium leak issues, maintaining dual spacecraft access to low Earth orbit, agency officials said.

  • Despite the ISS’s upcoming retirement, NASA and Boeing confirmed major Starliner delays, with Steve Stich saying they remain committed despite the 2030 timeline.
  • Amid early plans for a 2025 operational flight, NASA deemed Starliner unfit to return its crew and turned to Dragon, delaying the mission.
  • During a July 10 briefing, Steve Stich said Boeing and Aerojet Rocketdyne are adding new seals, thermal shunts and barriers to address helium leaks and prevent thruster overheating.
  • The agency has enough Dragon spacecraft booked for Crew-10 in March and Crew-11 in July, securing flights into 2028 while aiming for two providers.
  • Steve Stich said `We really are working toward a flight as soon as early next year with Starliner`, as upcoming test results will shape its role on future commercial space stations.
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Ars Technica broke the news in United States on Wednesday, July 16, 2025.
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