Tag: Starliner
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Rocket Report: New launch rule may limit environmental regulations, Falcon 9 to hit Moon
Welcome to Edition 9.05 of the Rocket Report! It was a big week for launch contracts, with both Rocket Lab and SpaceX scoring sizable deals from the US military for their respective Electron and Falcon 9 rockets. The vehicles have been the workhorses for small and medium lift for the United States over the past…
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Actually, Starliner might fly into space this year
When we last checked in on Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft in February, NASA was announcing that it had formally classified the 2024 crewed flight of the Starliner spacecraft as a “Type A” mishap, an acknowledgement that the test flight was a serious failure. At the time, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said the space agency was working with…
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Boeing Starliner-1 Cargo Flight Delayed to Q4 2026
Is Boeing’s Starliner Finally Getting Back to the ISS? Boeing has confirmed in an SEC Form 10-Q filing dated July 28 that it now expects to complete an uncrewed Starliner cargo mission — designated Starliner-1 — no earlier than the fourth quarter of 2026, slipping past a previous expectation of flying both an uncrewed and…
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Boeing Directs All Space Investment to Defense as Starliner Recovery Continues
The comments come as Starliner has drawn nearly all public attention within Boeing’s space portfolio. A crew flight test with NASA left two astronauts on the International Space Station far longer than originally expected after thruster failures, and the capsule ultimately returned to Earth uncrewed. Parker said Boeing is directing all of its space investment…
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Atlas V Flight 110 Done: 6 Rockets Locked to Starliner
Are ULA’s Last Six Atlas V Rockets Stranded on Starliner? The Atlas V completed its 110th flight last Thursday — and the six rockets remaining in United Launch Alliance’s inventory can now only fly one customer: Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule. A hardware incompatibility with Vulcan’s payload fairing, the retirement of Atlas V’s five-booster configuration, and…
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NASA OIG: Starliner Helium Leaks Still Unresolved at March 2026
Is Boeing Starliner’s Human-Rating Certification Still Out of Reach? As of March 2026, Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft still has unresolved helium leaks and propulsion system failures — the same technical problems that grounded it after the two-astronaut Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission in 2024. A NASA Office of the Inspector General (OIG) audit released June 30,…
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Boeing insists NASA criticism will reinforce efforts on Starliner
Following NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman’s stark assessment of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner program’s troubled history—pinning the blame not just on technical flaws but on systemic failures in decision-making and leadership that he warned could erode the agency’s culture of safety in human spaceflight—Boeing reacted by saying the report will reinforce ongoing efforts to improve its…
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NASA Targets April Cargo Flight for Starliner, Crewed Mission Possible This Fall
NASA is aiming to launch an uncrewed mission of Boeing Starliner to the International Space Station (ISS) as early as April, with a potential crewed flight later in the year if technical issues are resolved, officials said. The upcoming mission, known as Starliner-1, will carry cargo rather than astronauts after the spacecraft failed to achieve…
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NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Crew Missions, Converts Next Flight to Cargo
NASA said on Monday it has reduced the number of Starliner missions Boeing is required to fly to the International Space Station (ISS) and has redesignated the spacecraft’s next flight as a cargo-only mission, marking the latest shift in the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Under the original contracts awarded to Boeing and SpaceX, each company…
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The ISS is nearing retirement, so why is NASA still gung-ho about Starliner?
After so many delays, difficulties, and disappointments, you might be inclined to think that NASA wants to wash its hands of Boeing’s troubled Starliner spacecraft. But that’s not the case. The manager of NASA’s commercial crew program, Steve Stich, told reporters Thursday that Boeing and its propulsion supplier, Aerojet Rocketdyne, are moving forward with several…