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   > On 06/09/2024 17:35 Alain Fournier  wrote:   
   >> Starliner should be coming home today and tomorrow. I am wondering   
   >> whether Boeing will call this a success or not.   
   >>   
   >   
   > Both Boeing and NASA are at fault here. The same thruster problems manifested   
   > themselves on both previous flights. Boeing said they would solve them   
   > by making "software adjustments." NASA should've kept more oversight on   
   > how the changes were tested and implemented.   
      
   Yes.   
      
   > If Starliner gets home without a hitch Boeing will argue that the safety   
   > scare was unnecessary and that the next flight should be a regular   
   > Commercial Crew flight for which they expect to be paid. Or they'll   
   > demand NASA reimburse them for another CFT.   
      
   No.  There will be a cargo flight, which NASA will pay for, on a   
   separate contract.  Boeing is on the hook for all other costs.   
      
   /dps   
      
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