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Boeing emphasized the superior value of Starliner by using United Launch Alliance's Atlas 5, which they call the most reliable lifter in the business.
Starliner will land on land rather than splash down, which Boeing considers much safer.
Boeing rejected the average seat price assessment in the IG report.
NASA's OIG report concluded that NASA overpaid Boeing by hundreds of millions of dollars for work on the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.
Boeing received $287.2 million from NASA for 'additional flexibilities' in its commercial crew work.
Final vehicle certification for both Boeing and SpaceX is likely to be delayed until at least summer 2020 due to outstanding ISS certification requirements.
NASA's Office of Inspector General concluded that Boeing and SpaceX are unlikely to be certified for regular flights to the International Space Station before summer 2020.
One of three parachutes on Boeing's Starliner failed to open during a Nov. 4 pad abort test.
Boeing has completed the qualification of its parachutes but must complete three of six reliability tests on the system.
The issue with Boeing's Starliner discovered during ground testing in June 2018 led to a one-year delay in the pad abort test.
NASA is considering extending Boeing's crewed flight test to a long-duration International Space Station mission.
Boeing's CST-100 Starliner is scheduled for its final certification review in February 2020.
NASA paid Boeing nearly $300 million more than originally planned in its commercial crew contract due to concerns that Boeing might drop out of the program.
Five days after NASA agreed to the additional payment, Boeing submitted a proposal to sell five Soyuz seats acquired from RSC Energia for $373.5 million.
NASA requested Boeing to propose prices for additional flexibilities to fill an anticipated crew access gap and to shorten lead times for rocket and spacecraft production.
NASA officials indicated that a significant consideration for paying Boeing a premium was to ensure it remained a second crew transportation provider.
NASA agreed to pay Boeing an additional $287.2 million for mission flexibilities after prolonged negotiations.
Boeing proposed prices for four post-certification missions of its CST-100 Starliner vehicle in September 2016, which NASA rejected as too high.
NASA overspent by $43 million when it authorized Boeing to proceed on one Starliner mission a year earlier than necessary.
Boeing has made significant investments in the commercial crew program and is fully committed to flying the CST-100 Starliner.