Actually, Starliner might fly into space this year

Ars Technica reports that Boeing's Starliner may finally return to flight. In 2024, the spacecraft's crewed test mission was classified as a Type A mishap—NASA's designation for a serious failure. The program was grounded while Boeing and NASA worked to fix the underlying problems, with no timeline announced at the time. But that remediation work is now proceeding, and the next cargo mission could launch later this year.

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