> In some ways, Starliner is being held to a higher standard than Dragon Crew-2. That's pretty contrived. Dragon has a 'standard' of multiple successful flight

> In some ways, Starliner is being held to a higher standard than Dragon Crew-2. That's pretty contrived. Dragon has a 'standard' of multiple successful flights. > A redo of this mission would cost Boeing half a billion dollars, easy. And since the contract is fixed-price, this would just add to Boeing's losses. So I expect they will certify Starliner even if it comes down without a crew. This is the problem with old space. SpaceX blows stuff up on the regular just to see what went boom. And they absorb the cost themselves. They don't fly something that has proven itself fully before. It's clear this approach works. If they can do it while not wasting billions, why can't Boeing? And "it will cost the vendor money" should really not factor into safety decisions.