Nasa boss says Boeing Starliner failure one of worst in its history
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The agency released a critical report that puts the Starliner incident at same mistake level assigned to the fatal Columbia and Challenger shuttle disasters.

NASA has labelled the botched 2024 Starliner mission, which left two astronauts stranded in space for months, a “Type A” mishap, on par with fatal shuttle disasters of the past, in a newly published report.

The category is the space agency’s most severe, reserved for incidents causing more than $2m (£1.49 m) in damage, the loss of a vehicle or its control, or deaths.

On Thursday, Nasa’s new boss, Jared Isaacman, blasted Boeing, which built Starliner, and the space agency for poor decision-making and leadership that led to the failed mission.

  • mlg@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    21 hours ago

    This right here is why I don’t think Artemis is feasible or even a good idea.

    The only “upgrade” is that it’s primarily Lockheed and not Boeing, but I wouldn’t trust anything that was designed by them after they finished the F-22 in the 90s.