Overview

• Boeing is delaying the launch of its Starliner spacecraft due to safety concerns with parachute systems and flammable materials inside the capsule.
• The issues were discovered just weeks before the first crewed launch and should have been identified earlier in the testing process according to experts.
• Boeing has already lost hundreds of millions of dollars on the Starliner program and faces more costs from the additional delays.
• NASA is relying on Boeing and SpaceX to provide transportation to the International Space Station but SpaceX is years ahead of Boeing at this point.
• Boeing says they are still committed to the program but a new launch date will not be determined until the issues are fully understood and fixed.