NASA, Boeing Push Starliner-1 Up to 1 Year as 22 Flight Anomalies Still Constrain Return
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Updated · SpaceNews · Jun 23
NASA, Boeing Push Starliner-1 Up to 1 Year as 22 Flight Anomalies Still Constrain Return
3 articles · Updated · SpaceNews · Jun 23
Summary
NASA safety advisers said Starliner may not fly again for “the next year or so,” with no formal launch date for the uncrewed Starliner-1 test mission.
22 of 28 in-flight anomalies have been closed and all 72 mission observations addressed, but thruster failures and overheating in the service module’s “doghouses” still block clearance.
The delay follows Starliner’s June 2024 crewed test, when propulsion problems led NASA to rule out a crewed return; the capsule landed uncrewed in September and its two astronauts came home on Crew Dragon in March 2025.
A February independent report found flawed NASA decision-making and leadership during that mission, prompting organizational changes and closer Boeing-NASA coordination as both companies pursue eventual crew certification.
NASA is also planning for a longer Starliner absence, moving to add six SpaceX crew flights—enough to cover ISS operations through the station’s scheduled 2030 retirement.