NASA Weighs Cargo-Only Flight for Next Boeing’s Starliner Mission
NASA is seriously considering a shift in its test flight strategy for Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, with agency officials now evaluating the possibility of conducting the next mission as a cargo-only flight. The decision, still under review, comes as Boeing continues to address a series of lingering technical issues with the spacecraft, which is being developed under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program to ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station (ISS).