According to Ars' sources, Starliner's current flight software isn't able to autonomously undock from the space station and reenter through the Earth's atmosphere - if confirmed, a confounding new ripple for what has already turned out to be a disastrous crewed flight test for Boeing and NASA.
To update the software now would be a 'non-trivial' and 'significant' undertaking that could take up to four weeks, according to Ars, which could explain why SpaceX's upcoming crewed mission is being delayed.
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