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NASA Plans to Fly Astronauts on Boeing's Starliner
Original: NASA Will Try To Fly People On Starliner
NASA says it will attempt to put crews aboard Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, pressing ahead with the troubled capsule despite years of delays and technical setbacks. The decision keeps Starliner in contention as a second commercial crew vehicle alongside SpaceX's Dragon. Space observers are debating whether the program can overcome propulsion problems that sidelined the craft after its last crewed test flight.
Why now: NASA reaffirming commitment to a spacecraft previously grounded by safety concerns is controversial among space watchers
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- NASA Will Try To Fly People On Starliner · NASA Watch
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