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NASA and Boeing Reduce Starliner Missions to Four; Next Flight Will Be Uncrewed

08:04 AM, 11/25/2025
NASA and Boeing Reduce Starliner Missions to Four; Next Flight Will Be Uncrewed

Key update: NASA and Boeing have amended the Starliner contract, reducing planned missions from six to four. Next flight: Boeing said the upcoming mission will be uncrewed. Implication: The revision shortens the near-term flight schedule and may influence the timing of future crewed operations and certification milestones. Further details and a revised timeline have not yet been released.

NASA and Boeing have agreed to amend the contract for Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, cutting the number of planned missions from six to four, Boeing said in a statement on Monday.

Boeing confirmed that the program's next flight will be uncrewed. The company said the change reflects an updated near-term flight plan as the program continues testing and verification.

The Starliner, developed by Boeing under NASA's Commercial Crew Program, is designed to ferry astronauts and cargo to the International Space Station. Reducing the number of planned flights shortens the near-term schedule and could affect the timing of future crewed missions and certification milestones.

The statement did not provide a detailed reason for the reduction or a revised timeline for the remaining flights. NASA and Boeing are expected to release further updates as testing, reviews and mission planning progress.

Reporting: Nandan Mandayam. Editing: Krishna Chandra Eluri.

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