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Boeing Starliner Astronauts Could Remain on ISS Until 2025

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Boeing Starliner Astronauts Could Remain on ISS Until 2025
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AUG 2024
Above: Boeing Crew Flight Test Commander Butch Wilmore (L) and Pilot Suni Williams walk out of the Operations and Checkout Building on June 05, 2024 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Image copyright: Joe Raedle/Staff/Getty Images News via Getty Images
story last updated AUG 2024

The Spin

Narrative A

This is another embarrassing incident for Boeing, as its extraterrestrial dreams fail to come to fruition. The Starliner incurred billions of dollars in unplanned expenses, has been fraught with technical issues, and is operating well behind schedule. As the company faces multiple crises regarding its manufacturing, SpaceX and other entities remain undefeated in private space travel.

Reuters

Narrative B

The Starliner saga is a roadbump on the path to better space policy in the US. NASA would have to rely on Russia to transport astronauts if it were not for both SpaceX and Boeing, and fixed-cost contracts kept taxpayers off the hook for cost overruns at both firms. NASA has made able use of the private sector's innovation to deliver great successes, regardless of the unrepresentative outcome here.

The Hill

Metaculus Prediction


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