There had been some problems on Starliner's ride to the space station that involved helium leaks and failing thrusters. But officials said they were relatively minor and sought to downplay them.
The more pressing concern was the failure of multiple reaction control system thrusters that are essential to steering Starliner during its departure from the space station.
NASA and Boeing fired the spacecraft's thrusters in orbit to check their performance while docked at the space station. Preliminary results from tests were helpful.
NASA's program manager for commercial crew, Steve Stich, stated that completing the mission and bringing the crew home on Starliner is the prime option, despite considering Dragon spacecraft as an alternate choice.
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