After being sidelined, Boeing's Starliner to get starring role in NASA's spaceflight plans

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"They should fly their capsule.

The government paid a lot of money for that."…

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  • Reported by Ars Technica and published Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:37:37 UTC.

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