NASA Delays Starliner Crewed Flights Until 2028
According to her, Boeing has already implemented all these changes on the Starliner-1 ship, which represents the upcoming unmanned test flight to the ISS.
Consensus
- Starliner has not been used for crewed missions since June 2024.
- The Starliner mission in June 2024 experienced technical issues, including helium leaks and failure of five of 28 attitude control engines.
- Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were unable to return on Starliner and remained on the ISS for nine months.
- The astronauts returned to Earth in SpaceX's Crew Dragon in March 2025.
- NASA plans a new uncrewed test flight of Starliner to the ISS before resuming crewed missions.
- NASA and Boeing are working together to resolve issues with Starliner.
- The helium leaks were caused by degradation of seals due to contact with nitrogen tetroxide.
- Boeing has replaced the affected seals and implemented changes on the Starliner-1 spacecraft.
- NASA plans to resume crewed Starliner missions no earlier than 2028.
Points of divergence
- NASA classified the June 2024 Starliner mission as an accident of type A. — gazeta_spb
- The first mission after the delay will be a non-crewed flight planned for no earlier than December. — kommersant
Coverage (2 sources)
- NASA Spacecraft to Return to Crewed Flights No Earlier Than 2028 - SPB Newspaper - St. Petersburg News — Gazeta.SPb
- NASA will send problematic Starliner from Boeing into space again — Коммерсантъ