NASA delays next flight of Boeing's alternative to SpaceX Dragon
a year ago
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- NASA delays Boeing Starliner's next flight to 2026, pushing back a key milestone.
- The next flight could carry astronauts or only cargo; NASA is still evaluating.
- Elon Musk threatened to decommission SpaceX's Dragon but later retracted the statement.
- Boeing's Starliner, the only US alternative to Dragon, highlights NASA's reliance on SpaceX.
- Starliner's 2024 botched test flight left astronauts stranded on ISS for over nine months.
- Boeing's Starliner still not certified for carrying astronauts due to engine issues.
- NASA used SpaceX's Dragon to bring stranded astronauts home.