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'Doghouse' days of summer — Boeing's Starliner won't fly again until 2026, and without astronauts aboard


As NASA continues work to find a fix for the thruster issues that have afflicted Boeing's Starliner astronaut taxi, chances are high that the spacecraft's next mission will be uncrewed.

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