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NASA and Boeing are moving forward with a Starliner launch as soon as this year. Here’s why that matters

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NASA and Boeing are planning an uncrewed Starliner mission for later this year, with a crewed flight potentially occurring in 2028. The program follows a previous mission that resulted in a type-A mishap.

The organizations have committed to flying Starliner’s first official mission without a crew, with the expectation that a crewed flight could come in 2028. Starliner’s last flight was called a type-A mishap and left two astronauts in space.

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