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NASA delivers harsh assessment of botched Boeing Starliner test flight

NASA on Thursday blamed what it called engineering vulnerabilities in Boeing's Starliner spacecraft along with internal agency mistakes in a sharply critical report assessing a botched mission that le...

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NASA designates botched Boeing Starliner test flight a 'Type A mishap' in new report

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NASA boss blasts Boeing and space agency managers for Starliner’s botched astronaut flight

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NASA Boss Blasts Starliner Mission that Left Astronauts in Space for Months

NASA leaders said the agency disregarded crew safety by pushing ahead with the failed Starliner mission in 2024, which waylaid astronauts for months at the International Space Station.

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NASA says a litany of failures led to 2024 Boeing Starliner astronaut stranding

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NASA Boss Blasts Boeing and Space Agency Managers for Starliner's Botched Astronaut Flight

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New NASA Chief Blames Prior Leadership for Botched Starliner Mission

Jared Isaacman said the goal of maintaining multiple means of ISS access influenced decision-making when mission and crew safety should have been the top priority.

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NASA chief classifies Starliner flight as “Type A” mishap, says agency made mistakes

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NASA's investigation calls Starliner most serious 'Type A' mishap

'There will be leadership accountability': Bungled Boeing Starliner mission put stranded NASA crew at risk, report says

The 2024 Starliner mission, which left astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams stranded in space for nine months, has received NASA's worst mishap classification in a damning report.

“NASA will not fly another crew on Starliner until technical causes are understood and corrected.”

That’s the message from NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on Thursday as the agency released a 311-page redacted report (pdf) on what went wrong during the Boeing Starliner’s first crewed flight test in 2024.