With no crew aboard, spacecraft Starliner lands without a hitchStarliner's test flight proved crucial, ensuring astronaut safety by returning uncrewed due to thruster uncertainties.
In the room where it happened: When NASA nearly gave Boeing all the crew fundingNASA's Commercial Crew competition was between Boeing, SpaceX, and Sierra Nevada, highlighting innovation and competition in crewed spaceflight.
The surprise is not that Boeing lost commercial crew but that it finished at allBoeing lost the commercial crew space race despite initial advantages and significant funding.
With no crew aboard, spacecraft Starliner lands without a hitchStarliner's test flight proved crucial, ensuring astronaut safety by returning uncrewed due to thruster uncertainties.
In the room where it happened: When NASA nearly gave Boeing all the crew fundingNASA's Commercial Crew competition was between Boeing, SpaceX, and Sierra Nevada, highlighting innovation and competition in crewed spaceflight.
The surprise is not that Boeing lost commercial crew but that it finished at allBoeing lost the commercial crew space race despite initial advantages and significant funding.