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NASA outlines plan for Starliner and future mission leader
NASA has outlined a plan to restore Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft for regular crewed missions after a failed test flight that highlighted significant safety issues. The next uncrewed Starliner mission is set for no earlier than December, with crewed flights potentially resuming by mid-2028, contingent on hardware modifications and a new launch vehicle, the Vulcan Centaur, which is under certification. Meanwhile, NASA continues to rely on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon for ISS crew transport, but SpaceX plans to phase out Dragon in favor of the Starship. The program has faced longstanding development challenges, including thruster failures and safety concerns from the recent test flight, which was classified as a “Type A mishap.”
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