Virginia: The impending return of astronaut Sunita Williams has delivered a huge financial loss to Boeing as the company in the second quarter financial results reported a $125 million loss on its Starliner, citing delays in completing the ongoing Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission.
Boeing’s total loss on the Starliner program has now reached $1.6 billion since 2016, as the aerospace giant finds it challenging to compete with SpaceX’s more seasoned and cost-efficient Crew Dragon.
Boeing has incurred approximately $1.6 billion in charges related to the Starliner program, primarily due to a problematic uncrewed test flight in late 2019. In 2023 alone, the company reported a $288 million loss on Starliner, with $257 million of that amount recorded in the second quarter following the postponement of the CFT mission to 2024.
“Risk remains that we may record additional losses in future periods,” the company stated in its SEC filing.
Sunita Williams Remain Stuck in Space For Over 50 days
NASA is staring at a possible “congestion” aboard the International Space Station (ISS) due to the launch of its upcoming mission, ‘Crew-9’, which is scheduled to depart for space on August 18, as per media reports.The problem of possible congestion is arising as the (ISS) can accommodate a total of three to six astronauts at a time.
No Final Dates for Sunita’s Return
It is likely to be a sour turn of events if Williams and Wilmore are not rescued in time. So far, NASA has not made an official announcement about the date when it plans to bring back the stuck astronauts.
However, it is believed that the return of the Starliner spacecraft is being given priority to free up one of the two docking ports at the International Space Station (ISS), in the wake of the new launch.
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