NASA Adds Option For Cargo-Only Starliner Return-To-Flight Mission

Boeing's third Starliner mission returned to Earth uncrewed after undocking from the International Space Station on Sept. 6, 2024.

Boeing's third Starliner mission returned to Earth uncrewed after undocking from the International Space Station on Sept. 6, 2024.

Credit: NASA
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is expected to return to orbit late this year or in early 2026 and will either ferry an increment crew to the International Space Station (ISS), or fly with only cargo, NASA said March 27. Either option confirms a mutual commitment by the U.S. government and...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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