Starliner

System

Class: Launch VehicleSubclass: Expendable Liquid Launch VehicleOrganization: Boeing

Additional Information

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Other Info

Crew Status

Value

CFT astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams returned via SpaceX capsule after nine months due to Starliner safety issues

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None

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Manufacturer

Value

Boeing

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Test Flights

Value

OFT (December 2019), OFT-2 (2021), CFT (May 2024)

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None

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Contract Award

Value

NASA Commercial Crew Transportation Capability contract awarded in 2014

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None

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Launch Vehicle

Value

United Launch Alliance Atlas 5

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Mission Purpose

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Transport astronauts to and from the International Space Station

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None

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Transport Speed

Value

5 mph top speed during transport from Boeing C3PF to ULA Vertical Integration Facility

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None

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Financial Impact

Value

$2 billion in charges in Q3 2024; $257 million loss attributed to crewed flight delays; $195 million charge in October 2022

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Refurbishment Time

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Approximately four months following a flight

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None

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First Crewed Flight

Value

Crew Flight Test (CFT) launched in May 2024

Sources

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None

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First Operational Mission

Value

Starliner-1 planned for early 2025

Sources

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None

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Mention Sources

All source documents that mention this product.

First Starliner crewed flight further delayed2 mentions

Nov 3, 2022

Boeing, SpaceX press towards commercial crew test flights this year2 mentions

Oct 9, 2019

Starliner OFT (Atlas V) - 20-22 Dec 2019 - LAUNCH and LANDING - UPDATES1 mention

Feb 3, 2026

NASA changes Starliner contract: First ISS mission to carry only cargo1 mention

Dec 2, 2025

RT by @GewoonLukas_: In 2014, @NASA awarded a Commercial Crew Transportation Capability contract to Boeing to fly astronauts to and from the @Space_Station with its Starliner spacecraft. As part of its contract, Boeing was awarded up to six crewed flights to the orbital complex. After a thorough evaluation, NASA and Boeing have mutually agreed to modify the contract. As part of the modification, the definitive order has been adjusted to four missions, with the remaining two available as options. The next Starliner flight, known as Starliner-1, will be used by NASA to deliver necessary cargo to the orbital laboratory and allow in-flight validation of the system upgrades implemented following the Crew Flight Test mission last year. NASA and Boeing are targeting no earlier than April 2026 to fly the uncrewed Starliner-1 pending completion of rigorous test, certification, and mission readiness activities. Read more: http://www.nasa.gov/blogs/commercialcrew/2025/11/24/nasa-boeing-modify-commercial-crew-contract/1 mention

Nov 24, 2025

Boeing losses on Starliner increase by $250 million1 mention

Oct 23, 2024

Starliner return delayed to July1 mention

Jun 21, 2024

Fifth helium leak detected on Starliner1 mention

Jun 11, 2024

Starliner launch rescheduled for June 51 mention

Jun 3, 2024

Starliner launch attempt scrubbed1 mention

Jun 1, 2024

Russia may skip first operational Starliner mission1 mention

May 5, 2024

ULA’s Starliner in countdown mode and Status Check for first human launch of NASA astronauts Wilmore and Williams to ISS1 mention

May 1, 2024

NASA and Boeing prepare for Starliner crewed test flight in May1 mention

Mar 22, 2024

Boeing records more losses from Starliner delays1 mention

Jul 26, 2023

Starliner launches to remain on Atlas 51 mention

May 22, 2022

Starliner glitch delays launch1 mention

Aug 3, 2021

Starliner resets for next launch attempt after ISS problems1 mention

Aug 1, 2021

Boeing Starliner completes software requalification1 mention

Jan 19, 2021

Boeing fires back at NASA Inspector General regarding commercial crew report1 mention

Nov 19, 2019

GAO recommends NASA develop contingency plan for ISS access amid commercial crew delays1 mention

Jun 21, 2019

Entity Mentions

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NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel raised concerns at its 2022-05-12 meeting that delays in Starliner’s development might affect the availability of Atlas 5 vehicles.

Mentioned as: StarlinerSourceMay 22, 2022

Since the GAO’s July 2018 report, Boeing delayed its expected Starliner certification date by 12 months.

Mentioned as: StarlinerSourceJun 21, 2019

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