NASA officials publicly discussed divisions within the agency about the reliability of the Starliner spacecraft for returning astronauts from the International Space Station.
NASA has been quietly working with SpaceX on a rescue mission for the astronauts, delaying the Crew-9 mission launch to September 24 due to concerns about the Starliner's software configuration.
Former astronaut Ken Bowersox mentioned reasonable disagreements between NASA engineers and Boeing on the viability of the 28 reaction control system thrusters on Starliner.
Options for astronaut return include using Starliner if thruster concerns are resolved or launching the Crew-9 mission with a reduced astronaut complement.
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