Not a lot new on the NASA/Boeing Starliner briefing right now. They have now removed two valves from the spacecraft to be sent to NASA MSFC for analysis, including CT scans.
NASA’s Steve Stich says that NASA’s plan is still, once Boeing’s Starliner gets certified, to alternate between Starliner and Crew Dragon missions to the ISS. Looking to add additional flights to the contracts (especially for SpaceX.)
Stich: I have no reason to believe that Boeing won’t be successful in getting Starliner operational.
Boeing’s John Vollmer: hope to fly Crew Flight Test by the end of next year [assuming OFT-2 launches in first half of 2022]. Like to see about six months between flights.
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