NASA Chief Found Those Responsible for Starliner Failure 0 9

The acting head of NASA, Jared Isaacman, has found those responsible for the failure of the latest crewed mission of the Starliner spacecraft, blaming the previous leadership of the agency, according to a statement released by NASA's press service.

The agency published the results of the investigation into the incident with the last crewed mission of the Starliner to the International Space Station (ISS).

"And although the Starliner was built by Boeing, NASA approved the vehicle and sent two astronauts into space on it. The technical problems that arose during docking with the ISS were quite obvious," Isaacman said, noting that the agency had a limited degree of involvement in the procurement program.

In November, NASA announced that the American crewed Starliner spacecraft from Boeing, as part of the next mission designated Starliner-1, would deliver cargo to the ISS instead of a crew.

On June 5, 2024, the Starliner spacecraft with astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams launched to the ISS. On September 7, it undocked from the station in unmanned mode. Instead of two weeks, astronauts Wilmore and Williams spent more than six months at the ISS. They were supposed to return to Earth on the same Starliner, but due to numerous problems with it, they were brought back by the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft.