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While NASA helped fund development and lend expertise, Starliner is not a NASA project to cancel. It's a Boeing/ULA project, and it's likely in Boeing/ULA's int
by Alupis 2y ago
While NASA helped fund development and lend expertise, Starliner is not a NASA project to cancel. It's a Boeing/ULA project, and it's likely in Boeing/ULA's interest to develop manned space flight capabilities regardless of what NASA's needs might be today or in the near future.
- dmix 2y agoThat's a very optimistic view on the history of the project. Of course Boeing wants to compete for these huge contracts and they'd love to have it be sustainable outside of singular NASA projects, but that still doesn't make it the reality of the situation.
- Alupis 2y agoThere's a lot more parties interested in putting things and people into space than just NASA...