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NASA “strongly disagreed” with Boeing’s claims by handing over Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore’s rescue mission to rival SpaceX.Starliner astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are expected to return to Earth in February 2025, with Elon Musk’s SpaceX coming to their rescue. However, this conclusion to their stranded status was presumably not something the space giant’s rival Boeing readily agreed to
With its reputation on the line, Boeing reportedly pushed the idea that its spacecraft was in “good enough condition to bring the astronauts home.” As expected, NASA strongly disagreed with the notion, owing to its multiplying issues with malfunctioning thrusters and helium leaks that have already significantly delayed Williams and Wilmore’s homecoming.
The pair initially embarked on their eight-day journey on June 5 but found themselves stuck in space for months. While they’ve been trapped aboard the ISS, NASA and Boeing have been going back and forth, stuck in their contentiously “heated” meetings, deciding how to bring them back.
Although Williams and Wilmore’s interstellar stay has again been expanded to nearly eight months, the SpaceX mission set to take off in February is now being deemed a ray of hope.
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NASA reportedly slams Boeing as “wildly irresponsible” over Starliner claims
On August 30, the New York Post dropped a bombshell report, revealing insight from NASA and Boeing executives detailing how the tense meetings between senior-level employees over the issue devolved into argumentative tussles.
A NASA exec familiar with these interactions said, “The thinking around here was that Boeing was being wildly irresponsible.” Ultimately, the US space agency crossed the field to join hands with Musk’s SpaceX, ruling out Boeing’s purported pushback.
As could have been anticipated, “Boeing wasn’t happy” with the result, the NASA official maintained.
