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NASA and Boeing are moving forward with a Starliner launch as soon as this year. Here’s why that matters

Summary by The Woodlands Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Michael Adkison, as published by Houston Public Media · September 29, 2026 · 1 min read

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The organizations have committed to flying Starliner’s first official mission without a crew, with the expectation that a crewed flight could come in 2028. Starliner’s last flight was called a type-A mishap and left two astronauts in space.

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Summary created by	The Woodlands Editorial Desk — automated, rule-governed
Byline on source page	Michael Adkison, as published by Houston Public Media
Original story	Read at the source
Source published	Sep 29, 2026
AI assistance	Automated summary drawn from the source’s own published text
Prepublication human review	No — editorial rules, flagged-item review, and published samples

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