A ULA Atlas V rocket launches the Boeing Starliner spacecraft on its maiden crewed flight in June 2024 from Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Issues with the spaceflight meant the astronauts on board this flight were stuck at the International Space Station for nine months. File Photo by Joe Marino/UPI | License Photo
July 2 (UPI) -- NASA's Office of Inspector General has released a report warning that issues with Boeing's Starliner spacecraft remain unresolved despite the company's ongoing contract with the agency.
The office said in the report that it's uncertain when or if the company will be able to send more astronauts to the International Space Station.
"Boeing's and NASA's development efforts to certify the Starliner continue to face challenges that have delayed progress and increased both costs and risks to sustained crew transportation to the ISS through 2030," the report said.
NASA has contracts with Boeing and SpaceX, both private companies, to transport astronauts back and forth from the ISS through its Commercial Crew Program.
