Boeing’s Starliner returns to NASA’s space tasks

The Starliner space capsule of Boeing is preparing to play an important role in NASA’s space transportation plans after a long silence. The agency is moving towards ordering additional Starliner missions to support human transport tasks and will help the new rocket certification to keep the capsule operational.

This move reassurates the future of the Starliner program and its investment in NASA’s commercial space partners:

• NASA decided to provide funding for ongoing tasks of Starliner
• The project regains operational stability after past challenges
• New rocket certification will provide long term availability of spacecraft
• The program guarantees efficient use of important investments of the government
• Step continues to create an alternative system to SpaceX’s Dragon capsule

Starliner is an important part of NASA’s plans to provide human tasks to the International Space Station. Developments and corrections in technology make it suitable for operational use by increasing the reliability of the system.

This decision represents the protection of the enormous investment in the government’s Starliner technology. The space program needs reliable and repeat access systems to save progress. The return of Starliner will allow NASA to offer multiple options for human space flights.