It’s been two years since Starliner’s first crewed test flight fell apart in shambles, leaving a crew of two astronauts stranded in space. Now, Boeing seems hopeful that its troubled spacecraft is ready to fly once again. During a quarterly earnings call this week, Boeing’s Chief Executive Officer Kelly Ortberg suggested that most of the work being done to troubleshoot Starliner’s technical issues is complete, Ars Technica reported. Boeing is working with NASA to coordinate an upcoming launch date for Starliner to carry cargo to the International Space Station (ISS), which would pave the way for another crewed test flight to possibly take place in late 2027. “We’ve got to work with NASA to align on the launches,” Ortberg said during the call. “I don’t at this time anticipate that’s going to create a cost problem for us, but we do have some uncertainty here that we’ve got to work with NASA to get that put to bed, and we are working with them right now.” The Starliner saga Boeing has been working on fixing Starliner’s technical issues since the spacecraft returned uncrewed in September 2024. Five of the spacecraft’s thrusters failed during its rendezvous with the ISS, forcing NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunni Williams to perform manual piloting. Starliner also developed five helium leaks, one of which had been identified prior to its launch.